Creamy Sausage Pasta with Sweet Potato (5 Ingredients)
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
5 mins
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Cook Time
25 mins
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Total Time
30 mins
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Servings
6 people
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Calories
443 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Italian
Creamy Sausage Pasta with Sweet Potato (5 Ingredients)
Description
This five-ingredient pasta begins by cooking diced sweet potato in the rendered grease of browned sausage along with garlic, allowing the sweet potato to soften but retain slight bite. The sausage is cooked through and combined back in the pan. Meanwhile, tagliatelle pasta cooks until just under al dente in salted boiling water. A portion of pasta water is reserved to loosen the sauce later.
The drained pasta is added to the skillet with sweet potato and sausage, along with Boursin cheese and seasoning. Tossing with pasta water creates a smooth, creamy coating that melds the flavors into a harmonious dish. The Boursin adds a subtle cheesy garlic-herb note without overpowering the other ingredients.
Texture contrasts between tender sweet potato, sausage morsels, and slightly firm pasta make the dish satisfying. Salt and pepper added to taste at toss ensure balanced seasoning. This recipe offers a comforting pasta meal with minimal ingredients and straightforward preparation.
Ingredients
- 3/4 lb sausage bulk, mild or spicy
- 1 large garlic clove, minced
- 1 large sweet potato diced
- 3/4 tsp kosher salt divided
- 1/2 cup Boursin cheese
- 1/2 lb tagliatelle
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of water to a rolling boil. Season with salt. It should taste as salty as the sea.
- Heat a large skillet to a medium heat. Add sausage. Break sausage up with a wooden spoon . Cook about 3-4 minutes until it's about halfway cooked through. Remove from the pan, but leave grease. Add sweet potato and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cook until sweet potato is softened, but still has a bite to it, about 10 minutes.
- Add garlic and sausage back to the pan and continue to cook sweet potato and sausage until the sweet potato is soft and the sausage is cooked through.
- When the sweet potato and sausage are just about done cooking, add pasta to the boiling water. Cook until just under aldente. Reserve pasta water.
- Transfer pasta to the sausage and sweet potato along with the remaining salt, boursin cheese, and 1 cup of the reserved pasta water. Toss until creamy. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Add more pasta water if necessary until you reach your desired sauce consistency.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 6people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 443 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 443kcal | 22% |
| Carbohydrates | 40g | 13% |
| Protein | 16g | 32% |
| Fat | 24g | 37% |
| Saturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Cholesterol | 61mg | 20% |
| Sodium | 807mg | 34% |
| Potassium | 416mg | 9% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 8286IU | 166% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 44mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
5
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