Pasta With Red Pepper Sauce Sausage And Shrimp Recipes

Steps:

• # Get your pasta started: cook in hot water as per package directions, when cooked, drain and keep warm. # Prick your sausages with a fork and cook in skillet on stove or grill them. When cooked, slice. # In a medium saucepan with a lid, warm olive oil and add pancetta or bacon. Cook, stirring, on medium for a minute, then add onion. Cook on medium until onion is softened, but not browned. # Add red peppers and plum tomatoes. Turn heat to low and cook, covered, for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally and adding a tablespoon or two of water if it starts to become dry. # Add vodka, garlic (reserving ½ tsp for shrimp), and red pepper flakes. Turn heat to medium, cook for a minute or two, stirring. # Cover, return heat to low, and cook on low for another 30 minutes or so, stirring occasionally and adding small amounts of water if needed. You want it to be somewhere between soupy and dry. # Remove lid, with a fork whisk in softened butter, and season with salt & pepper to taste. # Don't cook the shrimp until just before you're ready to serve. In clean skillet heat 1T butter and 1T olive oil on med high. Add shrimp, turn heat to high and cook for a minute, add garlic, cook for another minute or two, on both sides, until just cooked. # To serve, toss warm cooked pasta with sauce. Place sliced sausage and shrimp on top, and garnish with oregano. If you're not Italian, feel free to serve with cheese.

Steps:

• Cut peppers lengthwise into quarters; remove stems, seeds and membranes. Place peppers, cut side down, on a large foil lined baking sheet. Add garlic cloves. Bake at 400 for 20 minutes or until peppers are tender and lightly browned.
• meanwhile, cook pasta according to directions on box.
• Add peppers, garlic and remaining ingredients (except salt) to a food processor. Blend until almost smooth. Transfer to a saucepan, add salt and heat over medium-low heat until heated through.
• Serve over pasta and top with parmesan cheese.

Steps:

• Drizzle sliced peppers with 2 tablespoons olive oil.
• In a 450° oven, roast red peppers for 30 to 45 minutes, turning occasionally until charred slightly.
• Cook whole sausages until no longer pink (you may fry in a pan or grill them, whichever you prefer).
• Allow sausage to cool slightly, then slice.
• In a large skillet, sauté minced garlic, shallot in remaining olive oil.
• Add parsley, thyme, bouillon cube, Italian Seasoning, and wine.
• Once the bouillon cube has dissolved, add shrimp.
• Continue cooking until shrimp are pink and wine has reduced a bit.
• Add peppers and sausage; stir to heat through.
• Swirl in the butter.
• Season to taste for salt and pepper.
• Serve over linguini, giving a toss to incorporate sauce throughout.
• Sprinkle with cheese.