Best Weight Watchers Italian Sausage And Pepper Pasta Recipes

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WEIGHT WATCHERS ITALIAN SAUSAGE AND PEPPER PASTA



Weight Watchers Italian Sausage and Pepper Pasta image

Spicy sausage, red wine and fire roasted tomatoes make this ragout like sauce. Hearty and satisfying and only 7 points plus valuse per the WW site

Provided by Bonnie G 2

Categories     One Dish Meal

Time 40m

Yield 1 Bowl, 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

1/2 lb uncooked Italian turkey sausage, casings removed
2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
2 medium yellow peppers, cut into 2 inch long thin strips
4 ounces red wine
1 1/2 tablespoons minced garlic
28 ounces crushed tomatoes, fire roasted recommended
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1/4 teaspoon salt
8 ounces uncooked whole wheat fusilli
1/3 cup fresh basil, chopped

Steps:

  • Bring large pot of lightly salted water to boil.
  • Meanwhile, to make sauce, in large nonstick skillet over medium high heat, cook sausage stirring and breaking up meat with back of wooden spoon, until cooked through, about 3 to 5 minutes; remove to a plate.
  • Heat oil in same skillet. Add yellow peppers and onion; cook, stirring frequently, until vegetables are lightlycolored and crisp tender, about 5 minutes.
  • Add wine and garlic; cook until most of liquid evaporate, about 1 minute. Add tomatoes, crushed red pepper, salt and browned sausage; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium low, cover and simmer until vegetables are tender and sauce is heated through, about 10 minutes.
  • While sauce simmers, add pasta to boiling water and cook according to package instructions. Drain pasta; return to pot. Add sauce and basil; toss to mix and coat. Yields about 1 1/3 cups per serving.
  • NOTES:.
  • auce is also good over rice.
  • Toss in some fennel seeds for even greater flaver.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE AND PEPPER PASTA- WEIGHT WATCHERS 7 POINTS RECIPE - (4.4/5)



Italian Sausage and Pepper Pasta- Weight Watchers 7 Points Recipe - (4.4/5) image

Provided by bnpolley

Number Of Ingredients 11

1/2 pound uncooked turkey sausage, Italian-style, casings removed
2 teaspoons olive oil, extra-virgin
2 medium yellow pepper, cut into 2-inch long thin strips
1 medium uncooked onion, thinly sliced
1/2 cup red wine
1 1/2 tablespoons garlic, minced
28 ounces canned crushed tomatoes, fire-roasted recommended
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, or less to taste
1/4 teaspoon table salt
8 ounces uncooked whole-wheat pasta, fusilli
1/3 cup basil, fresh, chopped

Steps:

  • Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Meanwhile, to make sauce, in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, cook sausage, stirring and breaking up meat with back of a wooden spoon, until cooked through, about 3 to 5 minutes; remove to a plate. Heat oil in same skillet. Add yellow peppers and onion; cook, stirring frequently, until vegetables are lightly colored and crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Add wine and garlic; cook until most of liquid evaporates, about 1 minute. Add tomatoes, crushed red pepper, salt and browned sausage; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer until vegetables are tender and sauce is heated through, about 10 minutes. While sauce simmers, add pasta to boiling water and cook according to package instructions. Drain pasta; return to pot. Add sauce and basil; toss to mix and coat. Yields about 1 1/3 cups per serving.

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