Easiest Sausage & Peppers Pasta Skillet (Vegan) — PIN FOR LATER

This recipe comes together in less than 20 minutes, so instead of an SEO-hungry 450-word blog post, I’m going to get to the point with a 20-minute sonnet.

AHEM

Sausage and peppers skillet, you save our cheap and lazy asses. You’re spicy and filling, you’re relatively inexpensive. You use pantry-friendly ingredients and just one skillet. I love the way you USE UP the whole box of chickpea noods and the whole pack of sausage—nobody needs food waste.
I needed protein, and you gave me 33 GRAMs (!!!) I needed fiber, and you gave me almost HALF MY DAILY REQUIREMENT. I don’t have to think about good nutrition with you, sausage and peppers skillet, because you’re inherently good and true and quick and cheap and easy to make. We don’t deserve you, pasta skillet.

Oh, and it’s vegan. HELLO! Grab the five-ish ingredients and GET TO WORK :)

Easiest Sausage & Peppers Pasta Skillet (Vegan) 2

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470 CAL/MEAL | 33g PROTEIN | 11G FIBER

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vegan spicy
sausage & peppers

pasta skillet

Servings: 4 meals

Ingredients

1 8oz Box Chickpea Penne Pasta (favorites linked below)
4 Beyond Meat Hot Italian Plant-based Sausage Links (see notes)
2 cups arrabiata sauce
2 bell peppers
1/2 onion
2 tsp Italian seasoning
Optional: Parmesan or vegan parmesan cheese

Instructions

Boil legume pasta according to package instructions, then rinse it well. While in the strainer, toss pasta in a few sprays of cooking spray or a drizzle of olive oil. Legume pasta is really sticky so this helps!
Slice bell pepper and onion into thin strands. In a large skillet over medium-low heat, add a tsp of oil, bell pepper, and onion. Saute for 10 minutes or until soft and fragrant.
For nice and crispy sausage, remove the peppers and onions, then add 1-inch sliced pieces of sausage into the same skillet. Brown on each side for 3-4 minutes until a char forms.
Return the onion, peppers, and legume pasta to the skillet, along with arrabiata sauce and Italian seasoning. Simmer over medium-low heat for another 15 minutes to let everything come together.

Notes

MEAL PREP: Distribute skillet meal into 4 containers and let them cool until no longer steaming. Add the lid and store in the fridge for up to 5 days.

SAUSAGE NOTE: Yes you can use pork or chicken sausage links in here if you prefer! Italian-seasoned or hot links work great.