Sausage and Pepper Pasta
Oct 3, 2025
RECIPES
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PREP
20 mins
COOK
1 hr 20 mins
MAKES
4 sandwiches
Venison sausage and bell peppers come together with a velvety vodka infused tomato cream sauce to make a hearty dish with a rich, flavorful twist.
Ingredients
- 1 bell pepper, red or green
- 32 ounces canned crushed tomato
- fresh basil, sliced thin
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- olive oil
- 1 onion, medium
- 1/4 cup parmesan, grated
- 1 pound pastum, penne or radiatori or similar
- 2 tomatoes, medium seeded and peeled
- 1 pound venison sausage, or other hearty sausage
Directions
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Start boiling a package of pasta in a large pot.
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In another pot, start the vodka sauce. Heat olive oil over medium heat and add the garlic, minced. Before the garlic burns, add the crushed tomatoes and the seeded and peeled tomatoes. Simmer until smooth and incorporated then add the heavy cream.
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Slice the sausage into half circles, about a half of an inch thick. Sear in a large skillet. Remove the sausage and add diced bell peppers and onion and saute then set aside.
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When the pasta is al dente (soft but with a bit of bite in the middle), combine in the large pan with the sauce and the sausage and pepper mix and cook over medium heat until the sausage thickens and looks smooth. If the pan is not large enough, use the pot the pasta was cooked in. Briefly toss the basil and parmesan in then serve.
Note
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I use a venison and pork sausage for this dish, but any good quality kielbasa or strong flavored sausage will work (look for a sausage with a corase internal chop, not fine like hot dogs). Italian sausage can be used instead or in addition to the venison sausage.