Pasta With Bell Peppers, Pesto and Sweet Italian Sausage Recipe

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Pasta With Bell Peppers, Pesto and Sweet Italian Sausage
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Ingredients
10
Count
Nutrition
530
Calories
Total time
30
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Remove casing from sausage links. Heat skillet, and add links. Break up meat while cooking (like ground beef consistancy) Cook until nicely browned.
  2. Place on paper plate with paper towel to soak up extra grease. Place aside until needed.
  3. Wash tomatoes and slice up into workable size. Place in food processor.
  4. Peel garlic cloves and place in processor with tomatoes.
  5. Cut lemon in half, squeeze juice from one half on top of tomatoes and garlic on food processor.
  6. Wash basil and cilantro. Place herbs in food processor as well.
  7. Process until all tomatoes are chopped up - NOT until smooth. You want a little chunkiness. Sauce will be a little watery. (I have thought about adding a small can of tomato paste or something here to thicken the sauce and make it more like what you would get out of a jar, however I have never tried it so I'm not sure how it would work/taste.).
  8. Wash and cut up pepper. Cut into slices and then cut the slices in half.
  9. Place tomato sauce in pan and add in meat. Heat for 5-10 minutes over medium heat until warm. Add in pepper for a few minutes and cook until desired firmness. (I only put them in for about 2-3 minutes as I like them just warm, and still crunchy.).
  10. Mix sauce with warm pasta, stir in pesto and serve ENJOY!
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 529.93 Kcal (2219 kJ)
Calories from fat 296.84 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 32.98g 51%
Cholesterol 42.94mg 14%
Sodium 501.53mg 21%
Potassium 464.75mg 10%
Total Carbs 30.82g 10%
Sugars 8.92g 36%
Dietary Fiber 11.28g 45%
Protein 20g 40%
Vitamin C 44.7mg 74%
Vitamin A 0.5mg 16%
Iron 9.2mg 51%
Calcium 44.5mg 4%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 118.13 Kcal (495 kJ)
Calories from fat 66.17 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 7.35g 51%
Cholesterol 9.57mg 14%
Sodium 111.8mg 21%
Potassium 103.6mg 10%
Total Carbs 6.87g 10%
Sugars 1.99g 36%
Dietary Fiber 2.51g 45%
Protein 4.46g 40%
Vitamin C 10mg 74%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 16%
Iron 2.1mg 51%
Calcium 9.9mg 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 12.5
    Points
  • 13
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • low cholesterol,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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