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Pasta With Roasted Peppers, Sausage, & Goat Cheese

This pasta with roasted peppers, chicken sausage, and a creamy goat cheese sauce has become a family favorite over the years...delicious, hearty, indulgent, and super easy!
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Main Dishes
Cuisine: Italian
Servings: 6 servings

Ingredients

  • 16 ounces of fun curly or ruffly pasta I like trottole, gigli, etc.
  • 4 ounces of fresh goat cheese log, not crumbles
  • Chicken sausage links I use Trader Joe's sun-dried tomato ones
  • 2-3 cloves of minced garlic
  • Chopped rosemary
  • Orange & yellow bell pepper
  • 1 small-ish red onion
  • Olive oil
  • Fresh-ground salt and pepper

Instructions

  • Chop up your veggies into slightly bigger-than-bite-size pieces (they shrink a little as they roast) and toss on a baking sheet lined with foil. Drizzle with olive oil, and sprinkle with fresh-ground salt and pepper.
  • Bake the veggies at 425 F for around 20 minutes, until they're nice and a little shriveled and browned.
  • While the veggies are roasting, cut the sausages into coins and saute for a couple minutes in some olive oil til golden. Throw in the garlic and chopped rosemary as well.
  • Boil water for the pasta, then add salt and the pasta. Cook until al dente, likely 6-9 minutes. Save like a half-cup of pasta water to help thin out your sauce and make it stick better, then drain the rest of the pasta.
  • Chop or break up the goat cheese into a bowl and add the roasted veggies, sausage, and cooked pasta. Start to toss, adding a little pasta water as needed to get a good thick and even coating. Serve hot.