{"id":699,"date":"2026-01-13T21:52:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T21:52:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=699"},"modified":"2026-01-13T21:52:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T21:52:27","slug":"italian-drunken-noodles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/13\/italian-drunken-noodles\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian Drunken Noodles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Italian Drunken Noodles (Pasta Ubriaca Style)<\/strong><br \/>\nA bold, saucy pasta dish inspired by Italian flavors\u2014\u201cdrunken\u201d because it\u2019s cooked with wine! Perfect for a quick but impressive dinner.<\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>12 oz (340 g) pasta (pappardelle, fettuccine, or spaghetti)<\/li>\n<li>2 tbsp olive oil<\/li>\n<li>1 lb (450 g) Italian sausage (mild or spicy), sliced or crumbled<\/li>\n<li>1 small onion, thinly sliced<\/li>\n<li>1 red bell pepper, sliced<\/li>\n<li>1 green bell pepper, sliced<\/li>\n<li>3\u20134 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp red pepper flakes (adjust to taste)<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp Italian seasoning<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd tsp black pepper<\/li>\n<li>Salt, to taste<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup dry red wine (or white wine)<\/li>\n<li>1 cup crushed tomatoes or marinara sauce<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc cup pasta cooking water (as needed)<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup grated Parmesan cheese<\/li>\n<li>Fresh basil or parsley, chopped (for garnish)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0Instructions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Cook the pasta<\/strong><br \/>\nBoil pasta in well-salted water until <em>al dente<\/em>. Reserve \u00bd cup pasta water, then drain.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cook the sausage<\/strong><br \/>\nHeat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add sausage and cook until browned. Remove excess grease if needed.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Saut\u00e9 veggies<\/strong><br \/>\nAdd onion and bell peppers to the skillet. Cook 4\u20135 minutes until softened. Stir in garlic, red pepper flakes, Italian seasoning, black pepper, and salt. Cook 30 seconds.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Get it \u201cdrunk\u201d \ud83c\udf77<\/strong><br \/>\nPour in the wine and let it simmer 2\u20133 minutes to reduce slightly and cook off the alcohol.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Make the sauce<\/strong><br \/>\nAdd crushed tomatoes (or marinara). Simmer 5 minutes. Add a splash of pasta water if sauce is too thick.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Combine<\/strong><br \/>\nAdd cooked pasta to the skillet. Toss well until coated and glossy.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Finish<\/strong><br \/>\nSprinkle with Parmesan cheese and fresh herbs. Taste and adjust seasoning.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>\u00a0Tips &amp; Variations<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Add mushrooms or zucchini for extra veggies<\/li>\n<li>Use chicken or shrimp instead of sausage<\/li>\n<li>For extra creaminess, stir in 2 tbsp heavy cream at the end<\/li>\n<li>Love heat? Add more chili flakes or a dash of chili oil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Italian Drunken Noodles (Pasta Ubriaca Style) A bold, saucy pasta dish inspired by Italian flavors\u2014\u201cdrunken\u201d because it\u2019s cooked with wine!&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":700,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-699","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\/699","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=699"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/699\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":701,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/699\/revisions\/701"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/700"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=699"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=699"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=699"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}