Cook bucatini pasta per directions on box. While pasta is cooking add oil to a skillet or Dutch oven on medium heat. Add soppressata, onion and peppers, and salt and pepper to taste. Cook to soften.

Add garlic and stir for 30 seconds. Add crushed tomatoes and red pepper flakes. Mix in, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes. Taste and adjust seasonings.

Mix sauce and pasta. Plate and garnish with parsley and grated cheese. I added meatballs for a more hardy dish but that is not the traditional way.