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Creamy Italian Sausage Pasta (One-Pan, 30-Minute Recipe)
Creamy Italian Sausage Pasta is an easy 30-minute recipe made entirely in one pan! The creamy pasta dish features Italian sausage, bow-tie pasta, tomato pasta sauce, and bell peppers. It's a perfect weeknight dinner to make for your family, kids, and friends!
Prep
10 min
Cook
20 min
Total
30 min
Serves
4
Instructions
- 01
Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add sausage and cook for about 5 minutes. Drain off fat.
- 02
To the same skillet with sausage, add diced bell peppers, uncooked pasta, marinara sauce (tomato pasta sauce), chicken broth (or water), minced garlic, and Italian seasoning.
- 03
Bring to boil, mix everything well; reduce heat to simmer. Make sure the pasta is submerged. Simmer, covered, for about 15 minutes until the pasta is tender, occasionally stirring.
- 04
Add heavy cream, sprinkle with cheese, and mix everything well. Remove from heat, cover, and let it sit for about 3 minutes or until the cheese melts.
Nutrition
per serving · 1 serving
- Calories
- 764
- Protein
- 29g
- Carbs
- 55g
- Fat
- 48g
- Fiber
- 5g
- Sugar
- 8g
- Sat. fat
- 19g
- Sodium
- 1860mg
- Cholesterol
- 114mg
Variations & swaps
Substitutions and variations
- This 30-minute weeknight meal is not only easy to prepare, but it is also an incredibly flexible and versatile dinner. There are many variations and substitutions you can make:
- Pasta. Use any type of short pasta. That includes farfalle (bow-tie pasta), penne, rigatoni, fusilli, or orecchiette. You can also use gnocchi.
- Veggies. This creamy pasta dish uses bell peppers. You can also use spinach, kale, or fresh tomatoes. Roasted bell peppers or mushrooms will work great, too!
- Sausage. Use crumbled spicy Italian sausage. You can also use Italian sausage links in casings. I would remove the casings and then slice the sausage. You can also use sweet or mild Italian sausage - in this case, I do recommend adding some spice, such as red pepper flakes.
- Cheese. Use shredded Parmesan cheese, Romano cheese, or Asiago. You can also use shredded low-moisture part-skim Mozzarella cheese. Do not use soft Mozzarella cheese balls.
- Cream. If you don't have heavy cream, you can use half-and-half instead and add more shredded cheese to thicken the sauce.
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