Tuscan Sausage and Pepper Spaghetti
with Tomatoes and Parmesan
- Wheat
- Milk
Does your love for pasta know no bounds? Well, here’s a recipe that’s sure to please anyone who is a nut for noodles. Slivers of bell pepper, crumbled pork sausage, and a flavorful tomato sauce are tossed with spaghetti, coming together in a combination that’s hearty, satisfying, and classically comforting. Just add a sprinkle of Parmesan over the top to take things toward Italian-style bliss.
Ingredients
1 unit
Yellow Onion
1 unit
Bell Pepper
¼ ounce
Parsley
14 ounce
Diced Tomatoes
1 tablespoon
Tuscan Heat Spice
9 ounce
Italian Pork Sausage
6 ounce
Spaghetti
(Contains: Wheat)
1 unit
Chicken Stock Concentrate
¼ cup
Parmesan Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
Not included in your delivery
1 tablespoon
Vegetable Oil
1 tablespoon
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
Salt
Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Wash and dry all produce. Halve, peel, and thinly slice onion. Core, deseed, and thinly slice bell pepper. Mince parsley leaves and stems. Remove sausage from casings; discard casings.
Heat a large drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add onion, bell pepper, and half the Tuscan Heat Spice. Cook, stirring, until slightly softened, 3-4 minutes.
Add sausage and another drizzle of oil to pan. Cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until browned and cooked through, 5-7 minutes.
Once water is boiling, add spaghetti to pot. Cook, stirring occasionally, until al dente, 9-11 minutes. Reserve 1 cup pasta cooking water (1½ cups for 4 servings), then drain.
Once sausage is cooked through, add diced tomatoes to pan. Season with salt, pepper, and remaining Tuscan Heat Spice. Bring to a boil, then lower heat and let simmer while spaghetti cooks. After you’ve drained spaghetti, stir stock concentrate and ¾ cup reserved pasta cooking water (1 cup for 4 servings) into pan. Continue simmering until slightly reduced, 1-2 minutes more.
Add spaghetti to pan; toss to coat. (For 4 servings, carefully transfer everything into pot used for pasta.) Stir in 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4), half the parsley, and half the Parmesan. (TIP: If pasta seems dry, add more reserved pasta cooking water as needed.) Season with salt and pepper. Divide between bowls and sprinkle with remaining parsley and Parmesan.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Sep 2026- Flavor: The Tuscan heat spice gives this dish a bold, savory kick that sets it apart from everyday spaghetti. Some found it a touch bland; adding garlic, crushed red pepper, or a splash of balsamic vinegar helped deepen the flavor 🍲.
- Ease of prep: Quick and straightforward on a weeknight, though a few noted the onions and peppers benefit from a little extra cook time to soften fully.
- Suggestions: Use less pasta water than the recipe calls for — many found three-quarters of a cup made the sauce too thin; start with less and add gradually. Cook the sausage first, drain the fat, then sauté the vegetables in the same pan for better texture and less grease.
- Leftovers: This dish reheats beautifully and tastes even better the next day — great for lunch 🎉.
- Portions: The two-serving version made enough for three or four people, so expect generous portions with plenty left over.
Reviews from our home cooks
Good flavors, but I would have made a few changes in the recipe. For one, cook the sausage first, remove it from the pan before starting on the veggies, then add the sausage back in when it's time for sauce. I also would use a different pasta that would better hold the sauce (rotelle, bowtie, etc.) rather than spaghetti.
Really liked this, so yummy. Portions are huge, could probably get at least one extra serving out of this. The Tuscan Heat seasoning is one of my favorite flavors!
This was SOOO delicious!!! I want to make this as just my normal spaghetti because it is anything but plain. The spices and the roasted pepper make it so so flavorful. Get this!
Italian sausage with peppers and onions has always been one of my husband's favorite meals! This did not disappoint! I keep all the instructions that come with each meal and have re-created several of our Hello Fresh meals to serve to dinner guests. This will be one of them!
This was delicious in every way. If I cook this again, I might make myself a little bit more spaghetti for the amount of sauce. Well done on this one.
A really delicious spaghetti sauce with a different twist. Generous portions and easy to cook.
Would never have thought to add bell peppers to spaghetti but it was very good. Would order again.
Just spicy enough. May not go back to beef for spaghetti. The pork is very good.
The spices really elevated the dish, peppers add a great crunch
I feel like the sauce could have used more tomato. The Tuscan spice also got lost in the mix. Lastly, this recipe did not encourage salt and pepper at each step; it had me salt and pepper a couple of times toward the end of the cooking process, and I don't think that was effective for building flavors.
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