Shelly's Recipe

LINGUINE WITH SAUSAGE AND PEPPERS

Category: Pasta - Meat

1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 lb hot Italian sausage
2 large cloves garlic, minced
1 onion, halved and sliced
1 each red, yellow and green bell pepper, halved, cored and thinly sliced
Salt
1/4 cup chopped sun-dried tomatoes
2 tbsp chopped fresh basil
1 lb linguine
1/2 cup grated Parmesan

Heat 1 tbsp oil in a skillet. Remove sausage from casings and add to skillet crumbling with a fork. Cook until it loses its pink color, then transfer to a plate. Add remaining oil to skillet. Saute garlic until fragrant; add onion and saute until soft. Add bell peppers and salt. Toss well, add 2 tbsp water, cover, and simmer gently until peppers are tender, about 15 minutes. Stir in sun-dried tomatoes, basil, and sausage.

Boil linguine until al dente. Drain and return to pot. Add sauce and toss. Serve, topping each portion with Parmesan. Serves 6.

Serve with a good Australian Shiraz such as Nine Stones.