Bucatini with Sausage in a Roasted Red Pepper Sauce

By Bev Weidner on February 10, 2012 in Italian, Pasta, Sausage
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I just don’t think life would be rightly fair if bistro week didn’t include ohhhh let’s see, ANOTHER pasta dish.

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Ya know, I’m going to really miss bistro week. I’m starting to get used to my mustache.

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Okay so bucatini. Have you ever had it? It’s like a thick spaghetti with a hole down the center. Just like the hole in the center of my heart.

Oh wait, that…wasn’t meant for your ears. This is awkward.

Um, anyway, see those holes?! How on Earth do you think they did that? There has to be a special hole center making pasta Leprechaun running a highly successful business in the top of an oak tree or something. It’s the only thing that makes sense.

Oh! I wonder if he’s hiring.

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If the pasta wasn’t enough to make you want to fly higher than Bette Midler’s eagle, this sauce will. Pureed roasted red peppers simmering with sauteed garlic and perfectly browned Italian sausage?

MAMA.
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SAID.                                                                                   KNOCK.

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YOU.                                                                                   OUT.

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Seeeeeeeeeriously. My face is hurting just imagining all of the glorious chewing.

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Ugh, I would arm wrestle a baby puppy for one more bite.

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Bette Midler just called. She wants her eagle back.

What it took for 2:

* 2 Tbs. extra-virgin olive oil
* 3 cloves garlic, minced
* 3 Italian sausage links, casings removed
* 2 (7 oz) jars roasted red peppers
* 1/2 cup chicken stock
* 1/2 pound bucatini
* coarse salt and freshly ground pepper

Heat the oil in a medium skillet over medium-high. Add the garlic and bloom 30 seconds. Add the sausage and cook, breaking up with a spoon, until browned all over, 6 minutes.

In a small food processor, blitz the red peppers until combined and smooth. Pour the sauce into the sausage and stir until combined. Add the chicken stock, a good pinch of salt and pepper, and simmer for 20 minutes.

In the meantime, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the bucatini and cook until al dente, about 12 minutes.

Add the bucatini to the sauce and toss to combine.

Plate up and garnish with fresh parmesan shavings and another good grind of pepper. Aaaand freak.

* if you prefer a thicker sauce, add a little cornstarch and water mixture and you’re good to go.

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27 Responses to Bucatini with Sausage in a Roasted Red Pepper Sauce

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    Jennifer February 10, 2012 at 2:25 pm #

    I just wanted to write here and let you know that I’ve been following your blog for the past few weeks and I’m so thankful for it! Your recipes are quick enough for me to try during the week and yet still challenging enough for a person learning how to cook spacer Thank you for the amazing recipes!!! Its become one of the highlights of my morning routines when I get into work. Lots of love from Toronto, Canada! Btw, this one made me drool..

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    Shaina February 10, 2012 at 2:28 pm #

    Mmm. Spicy sausage. Red peppers. Parmesan. Sign me up.

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    Megan @ Country Cleaver February 10, 2012 at 2:30 pm #

    All of the imagery of Bette Midler’s eagle, baby puppies being wrestled and mama’s being knocked out – perfectly illustrates the gravity of this deliciousness. V-day dinner, check. Thanks, Bev!! ~Megan

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    Sommer@ASpicyPerspective February 10, 2012 at 2:47 pm #

    Girrrrrrl! Give me some of that!!

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    Gina @ Running to the Kitchen February 10, 2012 at 2:49 pm #

    Where do you come up with these things?! haha I love knowing that I can come here in the morning and leave laughing no matter what my mood. How you can bridge together Leprechauns and Bette Midler is pure talent right there. spacer

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    Cassie February 10, 2012 at 3:12 pm #

    Perfect bistro meal. The sauce sounds fabulous.

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    Sarah Caron February 10, 2012 at 3:25 pm #

    Ooooh. I don’t think I have had bucatini. Totally locating and buying some now. And the sauce? Oh swooon.

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    Averie @ Love Veggies and Yoga February 10, 2012 at 3:30 pm #

    Oooh I love the overhead shot of those noodles. I want to dive into that jar!

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    Paula February 10, 2012 at 3:33 pm #

    Looks delicious!

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    Lauren February 10, 2012 at 3:57 pm #

    HEAVEN. In a bowl.

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    Noelle February 10, 2012 at 3:58 pm #

    I’m pretty sure the gods are sittin’ up there using bucatini as straws. It’s that good.

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    Jennifer | Mother Thyme February 10, 2012 at 4:06 pm #

    I could eat this everyday! Fabulous recipe!

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    Erin February 10, 2012 at 4:11 pm #

    I have never heard let alone tried this pasta, looks yummy though.

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    Lisa [With Style and Grace] February 10, 2012 at 4:16 pm #

    I surely wouldn’t mind doing a face plant in this! okay, the Bette Midler comment, amazing!

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    Casey February 10, 2012 at 4:22 pm #

    Yum yum yum. I can’t wait to try it. (PS you are hilarious!)

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    Heather (Heather's Dish) February 10, 2012 at 4:40 pm #

    I think I could eat a solid pound of this right now…feed me!

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    Heidi @foodiecrush February 10, 2012 at 5:05 pm #

    Next to gnocchi, Bucatini is at the TOP of my pasta list, and the brand you chose is my fave–I love the toothy texture and gets a simple sauce to cling for dear life to each lovely strand. Do the Buca-bucatini.

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    Kathryn February 10, 2012 at 5:16 pm #

    I love bucatini, it’s so utterly random. Any pasta with sausage gets my vote though!

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    claire @ the realistic nutritionist February 10, 2012 at 5:56 pm #

    That photo of the noodles is SO good. spacer Ps. I want to eat this. Invite me over next time, mmk?

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    Jillian @ Newlybread February 10, 2012 at 6:28 pm #

    Ah! I need that red pepper sauce. Looks divine!!

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