Name: Italian Sausage, Red Pepper and Mushroom Rigatoni
Ingredients: 1 lb hot Italian sausage (500 g); 1 lb rigatoni (penne or corkscrew pasta 500 g); 1 tsp canola (or olive oil 5 mL); 1 large onion (chopped); 4 cloves garlic (minced); 2 sweet red peppers (cut in chunks); 2 cups mushrooms (thickly sliced, 500 g); 1 can diced tomatoes 1 (28 oz/796 mL); 2 tsp basil (dried 10 mL); 2 tsp oregano (dried 10 mL); pepper (Freshly ground ); 1/2 cup parsley (chopped fresh, or dill or basil 125 mL); 2 tbsp Parmesan cheese (freshly grated 25 mL)

Italian Sausage, Red Pepper and Mushroom Rigatoni

Recipe from Lighthearted at Home: The Very Best of Anne Lindsay by Anne Lindsay in conjunction with the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Visit the Heart and Stroke Foundation's Health Check website at healthcheck.org for healthy recipes and monthly recipe makeover.

Italian Sausage, Red Pepper and Mushroom Rigatoni

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Entrees Pasta
Recipes Special Diets


Makes
Units

Ingredients

1 lb hot Italian sausage 500 g
1 lb rigatoni penne or corkscrew pasta 500 g
1 tsp canola or olive oil 5 mL
1 large onion chopped
4 cloves garlic minced
2 sweet red peppers cut in chunks
2 cups mushrooms thickly sliced, 500 g
1 can diced tomatoes 1 28 oz/796 mL
2 tsp basil dried 10 mL
2 tsp oregano dried 10 mL
pepper Freshly ground
1/2 cup parsley chopped fresh, or dill or basil 125 mL
2 tbsp Parmesan cheese freshly grated 25 mL

Entrees Pasta
Recipes Special Diets


Makes
Units

Ingredients

1 lb hot Italian sausage 500 g
1 lb rigatoni penne or corkscrew pasta 500 g
1 tsp canola or olive oil 5 mL
1 large onion chopped
4 cloves garlic minced
2 sweet red peppers cut in chunks
2 cups mushrooms thickly sliced, 500 g
1 can diced tomatoes 1 28 oz/796 mL
2 tsp basil dried 10 mL
2 tsp oregano dried 10 mL
pepper Freshly ground
1/2 cup parsley chopped fresh, or dill or basil 125 mL
2 tbsp Parmesan cheese freshly grated 25 mL

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Instructions

In skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink in centre, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain well; cut into thin round slices.
Meanwhile, in large pot of boiling water, cook pasta until tender but firm; drain and return to pot.
In nonstick pan, heat oil over medium heat; cook onion until tender, about 5 minutes. Add garlic, red peppers and mushrooms; cook, stirring often for 5 minutes. Add tomatoes, basil and oregano; simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Add cooked sausage, and pepper to taste. Pour over pasta; toss to mix. Sprinkle with parsley and Parmesan; toss again. Pass extra Parmesan at the table.

Notes

Nutritional Information

Per Serving: 396 calories, 17 g protein, 13 g total fat, 4 g saturated fat, 23 mg cholesterol, 53 g carbohydrate, 5 g fibre, 624 mg sodium, 522 mg potassium