Pasta with Chicken, Sausages, and Peppers - Recipe.com

By Valarie

Take your choice of linguine, fettuccine, or penne pasta for this bursting-with-flavor dish.

Ingredients

• 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken thighs
• 1/2 pound fresh hot or mild Italian sausage links, sliced
• 2 red, yellow, or green sweet peppers, cut into thin strips
• 1 medium onion, cut into wedges
• 1 14 1/2 ounce can diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1/2 cup dry red or white wine
• 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning, crushed
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1/4 cup tomato juice or water
• 3 cups hot cooked pasta

Preparation

Step 1

1. Cut chicken into thin bite-size strips; set aside. In a 12-inch skillet cook sausage for 5 minutes, stirring to brown on all sides. Remove from skillet, reserving 2 tablespoons drippings. In same skillet cook chicken for 2 to 3 minutes or until browned; remove from skillet. Cook sweet peppers and onion wedges in remaining drippings for 3 minutes. Return sausage and chicken to skillet; add undrained tomatoes, wine, Italian seasoning, salt, and black pepper. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes.

2. Stir cornstarch into tomato juice or water; stir into skillet. Cook and stir until mixture is thickened and bubbly; cook and stir for 2 minutes more. Serve sauce over pasta. Makes 4 servings.