Recipes Ingredients Meat & Poultry Pork Recipes Pasta with Peppers, Squash, and Tomatoes 3.7 (45) Prep Time: 30 mins Total Time: 45 mins Servings: 4 This dish capitalizes on the flavors of the cherry tomatoes and sausage for a hearty dinner. Directions In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta according to package instructions. Reserve 1/2 cup pasta water, then drain. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high. Add sausage and cook, breaking apart with a slotted spoon, until cooked through, about 6 minutes. With slotted spoon, transfer sausage to a bowl. Add 1 tablespoon oil and bell pepper to skillet and cook, stirring occasionally, until browned in spots, 6 minutes. Add squash and half the tomatoes; cook 1 minute. Add 1/4 cup pasta water and cook until tomatoes soften, 4 minutes. Return sausage to pan and add remaining tomatoes. Season with red-pepper flakes. Cook until sausage is warmed through and juices thicken slightly, about 2 minutes. Toss with pasta; if necessary, add remaining pasta water to create a light sauce that coats pasta. Serve with Pecorino Romano. Credit: Johnny Miller Cook's Notes Yellow bell peppers are sweeter than green ones. Yellow cherry tomatoes make for a striking gold dish.