This delicious Peppers Sausage and Pasta is an easy dinner recipe using our homemade marinara sauce and easy sausage and peppers recipe. Perfect a quick low calorie dinner that is also great for freezer-friendly meal planning.
First, make the Sausage and Peppers following our recipe linked in the article for either the oven or Instant Pot.
2.5 cups sausage and peppers
Pasta
Next, boil a large part of water. Once it reaches a boil, add your pasta and reduce the heat so the pasta is cooking with a light boil.
4 oz bowtie pasta
Only cook the pasta for 6-7 minutes so it is al dente. Then remove, drain, and set to the side.
Marinara Sauce
While your pasta is cooking, strain your can of peeled tomatoes into a medium size bowl. Using a metal mesh strainer, squeeze out the extra juice from each tomato into the bowl.
28 oz peeled tomatoes
Then, dice the tomatoes and set them to the side.
Add 1 tbsp of tomato paste to the tomato juice and whisk.
1 tbsp tomato paste
Peppers Sausage and Pasta
Heat a large pan over medium heat. Once hot, spray a small amount of olive oil and add your sausage and peppers. Saute for 1-2 minutes.
Then add your tomato juice mixture and diced tomatoes.
Add the pasta and mix everything together. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
1/2 tsp sea salt, 1/4 tsp black pepper
slice your balls of burrata in half and place on top of the pasta. reduce the heat to low, cover the pan with the lid and simmer for 5 minutes.
8 oz burrata cheese
serve with an optional garnish of fresh basil and grated parmesan.