This pasta brings together savory sausage, sweet peppers and tender cavatappi in a rich marinara sauce for an easy, weeknight-ready dinner you can whip up in half an hour. Finished with melty mozzarella pearls and Parmesan, it’s a comforting meal with minimal cleanup, thanks to a convenient meal kit.
Ingredients
- 1 Hannaford Mixed Sausage, Pepper & Onion Meal Kit
- ¾ (16 - oz.) box cavatappi pasta
- 1 (24 - oz.) jar Taste of Inspirations® Marinara Pasta Sauce
- 2 ¼ cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
- ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- ½ tsp. crushed red pepper (optional)
- ½ (8 - oz.) pkg. mozzarella cheese pearls
- Chopped fresh parsley, to garnish
Steps
- Remove sausage meat from casing. In a large Dutch oven or oven-safe pot, cook sausage over medium-high until browned and mostly cooked through, stirring and breaking up meat with a spatula, 5–7 minutes.
- To pot, add sliced onions and peppers from kit. Cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly softened, 4–6 minutes. Add pasta, sauce and broth. Stir well, scraping up any brown bits from bottom of pot.
- Bring mixture to a simmer, then cover and reduce heat to medium-low. Cook, stirring frequently, until pasta is al dente and sauce is thickened, 12–15 minutes.
- Remove from heat and stir in Parmesan and crushed red pepper, if using. Scatter mozzarella pearls over top and garnish with parsley.
This recipe is
- Nut-free
- Egg-free
Tags
- easy weeknight dinners
- 30 minute meal
- Fresh Magazine September 2026