Recipe: Tasty Sausage and Peppers (Cajun) over Penne

Sausage and Peppers (Cajun) over Penne. Italian sausages cooked with bell peppers, sweet onions, crushed tomatoes, and garlic. Sausage and peppers and onions will keep for several days in the fridge. Serve sausage and pepper cooked in tomato over your pasta - a wonderful meal.

Indeed, Cajun Chicken Pasta with Sausage just seemed like a natural choice! Quick and easy dinner is always something I have on my mind. Although I made mine using Penne pasta (like Chili's Cajun Chicken Pasta penne dish), you can also use linguine here. You can have Sausage and Peppers (Cajun) over Penne using 14 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Sausage and Peppers (Cajun) over Penne

1. Prepare 1 lb of package of Hot Italian sausage.
2. It's 1 lb of ground beef.
3. It's 2 of Green bell peppers (Chopped).
4. It's 2 of White Onion (Chopped).
5. You need 12 oz of tomato basil sauce (half a jar).
6. Prepare 14 oz of crushed tomatoes.
7. It's 14 oz of diced tomatoes.
8. You need 1 tbsp of chopped hot peppers.
9. It's 1 tsp of chopped jalapenos.
10. Prepare 1/2 tbsp of Cajun seasoning.
11. You need 1 tsp of Salt.
12. You need 1 box of penne to serve over.
13. It's of Notes.
14. You need of I use B&G Hot Chopped Peppers and Cento Diced Jalapeno Peppers.

Additionally, rigatoni is a popular option. Take a trip to penne heaven when you make this Zesty Penne with Sausage and Peppers. A sausage and peppers dish, using spicy Cajun sausage, pan seared cabbage wedges, sweet onion and diced tomatoes with green chilies, served over rice. I'm also using a Cajun variety of Conecuh from Alabama, which is an andouille style of smoked sausage and pretty spicy.

Sausage and Peppers (Cajun) over Penne step by step

1. Decide how you'll be cooking the sausage. If oven baking you want to prep them now. If you decide to grill them you can do that while the chili simmers..
2. In a large pot, start cooking the ground beef over medium heat. When the beef is almost done, drain the fat and add the chopped peppers and onions..
3. Add the tomato basil sauce, crushed and diced tomatoes, seasoning and hot peppers and jalapenos. Keep the heat at medium until the mixture begins to boil..
4. Cover and put on low heat after boil. Cooking time should be around 45 minutes. Check the sliced peppers for tenderness. If you like your sausage whole or sliced, you can add them now to the pot..
5. This recipe can be served over an entire box of penne pasta. But depending on your preference start by cooking half a box..
6. Once "chili" is done, serve over cooked penne and enjoy!.

Oh yes, throw a little Cajun in there too! Heat a skillet over moderate heat, add sausage and cook until browned. Remove sausage and drain on paper toweling. In the meantime, cook penne until al dente in ample boiling salted water. Drain pasta and toss in a heated bowl with a tablespoon or so of good.