Slow Cooker Italian Sausages and Peppers with Rotini

This Italian sausages and peppers recipe for the slow cooker is a hearty and tasty meal thats great for a cold night. With soft Italian sausages, sweet bell peppers, and savory tomato sauce, you can make a meal that the whole family will love. Using a slow cooker to cook it also makes it very simple and handy.

Ingredients:

• 6 Italian sausages
• 2 bell peppers, sliced
• 1 onion, sliced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 can 28 oz crushed tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 12 oz rotini pasta, uncooked
• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions:

In a skillet, brown the Italian sausages over medium-high heat until they are golden brown on all sides

Transfer the sausages to the slow cooker

Add the sliced bell peppers, sliced onion, minced garlic, crushed tomatoes, dried basil, dried oregano, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper to the slow cooker

Stir the ingredients to combine

Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or on high for 3-4 hours, until the sausages are cooked through and the peppers are tender

During the last 30 minutes of cooking, stir in the uncooked rotini pasta

Once the pasta is cooked al dente, serve the sausages, peppers, and pasta mixture topped with grated Parmesan cheese