Ever since I began working outside of the home again I have been looking for easy 20 minutesmeals recipes that will give me time to prepare dinner, eat with my family, give the kids a bath and get them into bed by 7:30. Here is one of my favorite 20 minute meals recipe that has quickly become a favorite in my household. This easy Cajun Sausage Pasta Meal can be ready in under 20 minutes if you prep your veggies the night before or better yet cut them up on the weekend when you have more time.
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Easy Cajun Sausage Pasta Meal
Shopping List:
12 oz of Rotini Pasta
2 Tbsp olive oil
1/2 sliced onion
2 Tbsp minced garlic
1 red bell pepper, cut into strips
1 orange bell pepper. cut into strips
1 yellow bell pepper, cut into strips
1 green bell pepper, cut into strips
1 package Cajun Sausage (13 oz) cut into 1/2 in rounds 1 package of smoked sausage (13oz) cut into 1/2 in rounds
Crushed red pepper ( to taste)
1 can chopped tomatoe
1 C shredded Parmesan cheese
Salt and black pepper (to taste)
Instructions:
-Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until pasta is al dente
-While pasta is cooking, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat in a large pan.
Do prep work in advance to help save time while preparing.
-Add the onion, garlic, peppers, and sausage.
-Cook for about 7 minutes, stirring occasionally.
– Drain the pasta.
-Pour the pasta into a large serving bowl.
-Stir in the onions, peppers, and sausage.
-Add the tomatoes, Parmesan cheese
-Season with salt and pepper
-Serve.
Ingredients
- 12 oz of Rotini Pasta
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 sliced onion
- 2 Tbsp minced garlic
- 1 red bell pepper, cut into strips
- 1 orange bell pepper. cut into strips
- 1 yellow bell pepper, cut into strips
- 1 green bell pepper, cut into strips
- 1 package Cajun Sausage (13 oz) cut into 1/2 in rounds 1 package of smoked sausage (13oz) cut into 1/2 in rounds
- Crushed red pepper ( to taste)
- 1 can chopped tomatoe
- 1 C shredded Parmesan cheese
- Salt and black pepper (to taste)
Instructions
- Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until pasta is al dente
- While pasta is cooking, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat in a large pan.
- Add the onion, garlic, peppers, and sausage.
- Cook for about 7 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Drain the pasta.
- Pour the pasta into a large serving bowl.
- Stir in the onions, peppers, and sausage.
- -Add the tomatoes, Parmesan cheese
- -Season with salt and pepper
- -Serve.
This recipe just sounds perfect! And it’s so colorfully delicious looking! Can’t wait to try it.
Thanks for sharing at Inspire Me Mondays!
You got me with “easy!” but it sounds delish! Thanks so much for linking this up at Best of the Weekend!
Yum!! I love anything that has pasta and sausage! But easy and ready in 20 minutes makes it even better!!