Orecchiette with Sausage, Peppers, and Feta

Ingredients

• 0.3 teaspoon pepper black freshly ground
• 3 ounces feta cheese crumbled
• 1  garlic clove minced
• 8 ounces turkey sausage italian
• 0.3 cup kalamata olives pitted sliced
• 1 teaspoon olive oil 
• 8 ounces orecchiette uncooked
• 1 teaspoon oregano dried
• 3 cups bell pepper red cut in half crosswise ()
• 0.5 teaspoon salt divided

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• colander

Directions

1. Cook the orecchiette according to package directions, omitting salt and fat.
2. Drain the pasta in a colander over a bowl, reserving 1/2 cup cooking liquid.
3. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
4. Add the bell pepper and 1/4 teaspoon salt; saut 2 minutes.
5. Remove casings from the sausage.
6. Add sausage, oregano, and garlic to pan; cook 4 minutes or until sausage is done, stirring to crumble sausage.
7. Add pasta, reserved cooking liquid, 1/4 teaspoon salt, cheese, olives, and black pepper; cook for 2 minutes or until thoroughly heated, stirring frequently.