Italian Sausage and Peppers with Pasta

 Ingredients

• 8 ounces ziti or similar pasta
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 12 ounces sweet Italian sausages, casings removed
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes, or more to taste
• 4 large cloves of garlic, chopped
• 3 medium-sized bell peppers (any color), sliced into 2-inch long pieces
• 1/2 of a medium-sized yellow onion, sliced 1/4″ thick
• 1/4 cup red wine
• 18 ounces crushed tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• Chopped fresh parsley, for garnish

Directions

1. Cook the pasta according to package directions.
2. In a large pan, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the sausage, oregano, and red pepper flakes. Break the sausage up as it cooks until it’s browned. 
3. Add the garlic, peppers, and onion. Stir and cook the veggies with the sausage until the start to soften, about five minutes.
4. Add the red wine to the pan and, as it simmers, scrape up any browned bits off the bottom of the pan. 
5. Add the tomatoes and salt. Stir and bring the sauce to a simmer. Cook the sausage and peppers in the sauce for about five minutes, or so. 
6. Add the cooked pasta to the pan and stir to coat it in the sauce. I also added about 1/4 cup of pasta water and cooked this down.
7. Garnish with the chopped parsley and serve.

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