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Pasta with Peppers, Squash, and Tomatoes Recipe
by ShaleeDP

Pasta with Peppers, Squash, and Tomatoes

Thanks to marthastewart

Rating: 4.5/5
Avg. 4.5/5 2 votes
  Italy Italian
  Servings: 1

Ingredients

  • Coarse salt
  • 3/4 pound rigatoni
  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 pound sweet or spicy Italian sausage, casings removed
  • 1 bell pepper (not green), cut into 1/4-inch strips
  • 1 small yellow squash, cut into 1/4-inch rounds
  • 2 pounds cherry tomatoes, halved
  • Red-pepper flakes
  • Grated Pecorino Romano, for serving

Directions

  1. In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta according to package instructions. Reserve 1/2 cup pasta water, then drain.
  2. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high. Add sausage and cook, breaking apart with a slotted spoon, until cooked through, about 6 minutes. With slotted spoon, transfer sausage to a bowl.
  3. Add 1 tablespoon oil and bell pepper to skillet and cook, stirring occasionally, until browned in spots, 6 minutes. Add squash and half the tomatoes; cook 1 minute. Add 1/4 cup pasta water and cook until tomatoes soften, 4 minutes. Return sausage to pan and add remaining tomatoes. Season with red-pepper flakes. Cook until sausage is warmed through and juices thicken slightly, about 2 minutes. Toss with pasta; if necessary, add remaining pasta water to create a light sauce that coats pasta. Serve with Pecorino Romano.