Sausage & Peppers Rustica
Source of Recipe
Simular to Olive Gardens
Recipe Introduction
This recipe our neighbor use to make all the time for us. She said always enjoyed Olive Gardens Sausage Rustica and its very simular of theirs. Hope YOu Enjoy!
Serves 6-8
List of Ingredients
Parmesan cheese, grated
Parsley
Salt & Pepper, to taste
7 1/2 cup(s) Salsa Marinara (recipe follows)
6 Tbsp Extra virgin olive oil
3 Tbsp Extra virgin olive oil
1 1/2 can(s) Italian-style or plum tomatoes, including liquid (28 oz)
3/4 cup(s) Basil, fresh, chopped finely, firmly packed
2 cup(s) Green and Red bell pepper, seeded & cut into strips
1 1/2 tsp Garlic cloves, chopped finely
1 box of Ziti pasta
1 1/2 can(s) Tomato puree (10 3/4 oz)
Recipe
Cooking Italian Sausage and Peppers
2 1/4 lb(s) Sweet or hot Italian sausages links
Procedures
- Bake or pan-fry sausage until fully cooked. Drain.
- Cut sausages half lengthwise; then cut into 1/2" slices. Result
will be semi-circles of sausage.
- Sauté pepper slices in 3 tbsp of olive oil until their crispness is
lost, but not soft.
For Salsa Marinara (5 cups)
- Chop tomatoes. Or use a food processor on "pulse." Do not puree the
tomatoes, just break them up.
- Combine chopped tomatoes, tomato puree, garlic, 6 tbsp of olive oil
and fresh basil in sauce pan. Bring to a light simmer.
- Cook pasta. Drain and transfer to warmed plates. Top with sausage,
peppers and salsa marinara.
- Garnish each plate with parsley and grated Parmesan cheese.
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