{"id":6689,"date":"2026-07-20T18:18:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T18:18:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=6689"},"modified":"2026-07-20T18:18:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T18:18:24","slug":"italian-drunken-noodles-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/20\/italian-drunken-noodles-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian Drunken Noodles"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Italian Drunken Noodles<\/h1>\n<p>A bold and flavorful pasta dish made with Italian sausage, colorful bell peppers, onions, garlic, and a rich tomato-wine sauce. It&#8217;s hearty, satisfying, and perfect for a weeknight dinner.<\/p>\n<h2>Ingredients<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>12 oz pappardelle or fettuccine noodles<\/li>\n<li>1 lb Italian sausage (mild or hot), casings removed<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons olive oil<\/li>\n<li>1 large onion, sliced<\/li>\n<li>1 red bell pepper, sliced<\/li>\n<li>1 yellow bell pepper, sliced<\/li>\n<li>1 green bell pepper, sliced<\/li>\n<li>4 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon Italian seasoning<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional)<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup dry white wine<\/li>\n<li>1 can (14.5 oz) diced tomatoes<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons tomato paste<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup chicken broth<\/li>\n<li>Salt and black pepper, to taste<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup fresh basil, chopped<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese, plus more for serving<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Instructions<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Cook the pasta according to the package directions until al dente. Reserve 1\/2 cup of the pasta water, then drain.<\/li>\n<li>Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the Italian sausage and cook until browned, breaking it into bite-sized pieces.<\/li>\n<li>Add the onion and bell peppers. Cook for 5\u20137 minutes until softened.<\/li>\n<li>Stir in the garlic, Italian seasoning, and red pepper flakes. Cook for 1 minute.<\/li>\n<li>Pour in the white wine and simmer for 2\u20133 minutes, allowing it to reduce slightly.<\/li>\n<li>Add the diced tomatoes, tomato paste, and chicken broth. Stir well and simmer for 10 minutes until the sauce thickens.<\/li>\n<li>Toss the cooked pasta into the skillet. Add a little reserved pasta water if needed to loosen the sauce.<\/li>\n<li>Stir in the fresh basil and Parmesan cheese. Season with salt and black pepper to taste.<\/li>\n<li>Serve hot with extra Parmesan cheese and fresh basil on top.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Prep Time:<\/strong> 15 minutes<br \/>\n<strong>Cook Time:<\/strong> 25 minutes<br \/>\n<strong>Total Time:<\/strong> 40 minutes<br \/>\n<strong>Servings:<\/strong> 4\u20136<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Italian Drunken Noodles A bold and flavorful pasta dish made with Italian sausage, colorful bell peppers, onions, garlic, and a&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6690,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6689","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6689","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6689"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6689\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6691,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6689\/revisions\/6691"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6690"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6689"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6689"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6689"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}