Bow Tie Pasta and Turkey Sausage Skillet Meal

by Nancy

This bow tie pasta and turkey Italian sausage one-skillet meal will have you coming back for more.

Sausage and Pasta in skillet

One-skillet meals are the best.

Not only is it delicious to get a little bit of every taste from the dish in each bite, but it’s great to have just one skillet to wash after dinner too.

This recipe is made with turkey Italian sausage, bow tie pasta, bell peppers, onion, tomatoes, spices, and 3 types of cheese.

About this Recipe

If turkey Italian sausage isn’t available, pork Italian sausage would work just fine too.

If using pork Italian sausages, just cook it separately first and set the cooked meat on to a paper towel-lined plate to absorb any excess grease.

Then transfer the meat into the skillet with the other ingredients.

Bow tie pasta (farfalle) tastes really good in this dish but feel free to change up the pasta if you like.

Other types of pasta that would also taste wonderful are penne, cavatappi, rigatoni, ziti, or fusilli.

Just before serving, the one-skillet meal is topped off with mozzarella, ricotta and Parmesan cheese.

Then the skillet is covered with a lid just long enough for the mozzarella to melt.

The cheese adds a really nice texture and taste to the dish and is the perfect complement to the pasta and meat.

Leftovers warm up nicely too.

Let’s check out the ingredients.

Pasta – bow tie pasta (farfalle), water and salt

Bow Tie Pasta and Italian Sausage Meal – green bell pepper, onion, canned cut tomatoes, fresh Italian parsley, dried oregano, dried red pepper flakes, salt, pepper, grated Parmesan cheese, mozzarella cheese, and ricotta cheese

HOW TO MAKE THIS RECIPE

A printable recipe with the measurements and instructions is located at the bottom of this post.

For the Pasta:

In a medium size pot add hot water and bring it to a boil.

To the boiling water, add salt.

To the pot, add pasta and stir.

Cook the pasta until just before its al-dente (according to package instructions).

Drain the pasta (don’t rinse the pasta) and set aside.

TIP – Don’t rinse the pasta after cooking it. When pasta is rinsed, the starch is removed.

The starch on pasta helps to hold and absorb the sauce so it’s important to keep the starch on the pasta.

For the Pasta and Turkey Sausage One-Skillet Meal:

Cut the onion and bell pepper in slices (1/2-inch-thick).

Heat a large skillet on medium heat and add the sausage.

With a heat resistant spatula or wooden cooking spoon, break apart the sausage into bite-size pieces.

Stir.

As the sausage cooks, add the sliced onions, bell peppers…

…and olive oil.

I find that the turkey sausage tends to cook a bit on the dry side so I add some olive oil to it when its cooking.

To the pan, add red pepper flakes…

…pepper,

…dried oregano and stir.

To the pan, add cut tomatoes, water…

…and stir.

The add chopped parsley,

…cooked bow tie pasta and gently stir together.

Top with thick slices of mozzarella cheese leaving space in between each slice.

Add teaspoons full of ricotta cheese in between each slice of mozzarella.

Top with drizzles of olive oil and garnish with ground pepper and chopped parsley.

Sprinkle Parmesan cheese on top.

Cover the skillet with a lid, turn the heat down to low and let simmer until the mozzarella cheese melts (about 5 minutes).

Then…

…serve warm.

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