drunken italian noodles;
This recipe is one of those easy, pretty, and tasty ones! This works with both spicy and sweet Italian sausage, as I’ve used both and it’s tasty both ways! I served Drunken Italian Noodles with homemade applesauce and Parmesan edamame beans!
Growing up, my mom and I (and sometimes my sister) used to make applesauce all the time! (This batch was from my mom and she gave me so much, I’ll be eating it for days.) Basically, we would just cut up apples, stick ’em in a pot with a tiny bit of water to cover the bottom, and let it simmer until it turned to mush. Then we’d press the apples through a food mill. One of the best parts of making applesauce is that each batch is different because we always use some new variety or combination of apples. I remember that kids in school used to comment on the pinkish color of my applesauce, and I’d have to defend it. It’s also ruined me now as I can’t eat any applesauce other than my mother’s! But there was actually something about the applesauce that paired well with the sweet sausage! And Parmesan edamame beans are one my favorite vegetables. They’re sooooooo good. To be fair it’s mostly the crispy parmesan cheese, but the edamame beans are nice, and I don’t mind shoveling them down.
The original recipe is by Ingrid Beer on The Cozy Apron, but here’s my adaptation written up on my own recipe card!
Ingredients
- olive oil
- 4 Italian sausage (spicy or sweet), casing removed
- 1 large onion, thinly sliced thinly sliced
- 1½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- ½ tsp pepper
- 1 red bell pepper, cored an sliced
- 1 yellow pepper, cored and sliced
- 1 orange pepper, cored and sliced
- 4 cloves garlic, pressed
- ½ cup white wine (Chardonnay)
- 28 oz can diced tomatoes w/juice
- 2 Tbsp parsley, chopped
- ¼ cup fresh basil
- 8 oz Parpardelle noodles
Instructions
- Prepare noodles al-dente.
- In a large pot over medium-high heat, heat the oil. Crumble the sausage into the pot and brown for several minutes, then remove to a bowl.
- Add the onions to the pan and cook for approx.. 5 mins. Add the salt, Italian seasoning, and pepper and stir to combine.
- Add in the peppers, and saute 2 mins until tender and golden.
- Next, add the garlic and cook until fragrant. Then add the wine and allow it to reduce until liquid has mostly cooked off.
- Add the diced tomatoes and return sausage to pan. Allow pan to simmer 3-4 mins, then add a dash of olive oil and herbs.
