Description
Hearty Italian-style drunken noodles made with sausage, vegetables, and a rich wine-infused tomato sauce, perfect for a comforting and flavorful pasta dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
- 225g pappardelle pasta
- 250g Italian sausage (mild or spicy)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 red bell pepper, chopped
- 400g diced tomatoes
- 120ml dry white wine
- 2 tablespoons fresh basil or parsley, chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
- Salt to taste
- Black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook pappardelle pasta until al dente.
- Reserve 1/2 cup pasta water, then drain and set pasta aside.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
- Add Italian sausage and cook until browned, breaking it up as it cooks.
- Remove sausage from the skillet and set aside.
- In the same skillet, sauté onion and bell pepper until softened.
- Add garlic and cook for 1 minute until fragrant.
- Pour in white wine and simmer for 2–3 minutes, scraping the pan.
- Stir in diced tomatoes, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes if using.
- Simmer sauce for 8–10 minutes.
- Return sausage to the skillet and add cooked pasta.
- Toss to combine, adding reserved pasta water as needed.
- Garnish with fresh basil or parsley and serve hot.
Notes
Cook pasta just until al dente and use reserved pasta water to help the sauce coat the noodles evenly.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 550
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 25g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 55g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 85mg
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