Creamy Sausage, Peppers, Onions & Pasta

This recipe stemmed from me trying to get rid of a bunch of peppers in my fridge that were about to turn- it's now become a staple in our home! Make sure you have some bread around to get all the saucy goodness up.

Ingredients:

> 8 ounces uncooked pasta

>1 pound Italian sausage

>1 tablespoon olive oil

>1 medium onion, chopped

>2 medium bell peppers, chopped

>1 tablespoon butter

>3 garlic cloves, minced

>1 teaspoon flour

>1 cup heavy cream

>1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard

>2 cups packed baby spinach

>Salt & pepper, to taste

>Fresh grated parmesan cheese

 Directions:

> In a large saucepan, cook the sausage, breaking it up as it cooks, and set aside on a plate lined with paper towels.

>In that same saucepan, add the olive oil and cook the garlic till fragrant, about thirty seconds. Add in the peppers and onions, cooking until softened, about five minutes.

>Add the butter, and once the butter melts, sprinkle the flour and stir until it is fully incorporated.

>Stir in the cream and Dijon mustard. Turn off the heat.

>Add the sausage back in as well as the spinach. Mix everything thoroughly. Add in salt and black pepper to taste.

>Cook the pasta according to package directions, but before draining, save about a 1/2 a cup of the pasta water. Add a bit of the water to the sausage mixture to loosen it up a bit- just add as desired.

>Strain the pasta, then toss pasta and sausage mixture all together.

>Sprinkle with parmesan!

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