Cajun Sausage Pasta Recipe

Cajun Sausage Pasta Recipe photo by Taste of Home

Be the first to write a review

Rate recipe

If you can stand a little "heat", stay in the kitchen and cook up this zesty Cajun entree send in by Crystal Leach of Columbia, South Carolina. "This dish has a nice 'kick', and the peppers perk up tis flavor and appearance. For variety, substitute chicken for the sausage," she suggests.

This recipe is:

Healthy

Quick

[X]

Rate Cajun Sausage Pasta Recipe

Click on stars to rate

Would you make this recipe again?

Write a review

[X]

Cajun Sausage Pasta Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 5 Servings

10 20 30

Ingredients

1 large onion, chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
2 cups dry white wine or additional reduced-sodium chicken broth
1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained
1 can (6 ounces) tomato paste
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 pound turkey Italian sausage links, sliced
1 medium green pepper, julienned
1 medium sweet red pepper, julienned
5 cups hot cooked penne pasta

Directions

In a large saucepan, saute onion and garlic in oil until tender. Add broth and wine. Bring to a boil; cook, uncovered, until liquid is reduced to 1 cup. Reduce heat. Stir in the tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar, cumin, cayenne and pepper. Cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a nonstick skillet, cook sausage and peppers over medium heat until sausage is no longer pink and peppers are tender; drain. Stir in the tomato mixture. Serve over pasta. Yield: 5 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving (3/4 cup sausage mixture with 1 cup pasta) equals 555 calories, 11 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 41 mg cholesterol, 987 mg sodium, 65 g carbohydrate, 6 g fiber, 26 g protein.

Originally published as Cajun Sausage Pasta in Light & Tasty April/May 2002, p60