
Creamy Tomato Sausage Penne
User Reviews
5.0
15 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
10 mins
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Total Time
30 mins
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Servings
6 servings
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Calories
625 kcal
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Course
Main Course

Creamy Tomato Sausage Penne
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Creamy Tomato Sausage Penne is the most perfect, quick, easy, wonderfully tasty pasta dish. Full of flavorful Italian sausage, penne, and a creamy marinara sauce, and so quick to pull together!
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Ingredients
- 3 cups (12 ounces) penne noodles cooked according to package directions
- 1 pound ground Italian sausage hot or mild
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 24 ounces marinara sauce
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon Italian blend herb seasoning or Herbs de Provence
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 - 1 ½ teaspoons salt to taste
- cracked black pepper to taste
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Instructions
- Drizzle oil into a skillet over medium-high heat. Add sausage and brown for 5-8 minutes, breaking apart into small pieces as it cooks.
- Stir in marinara sauce, garlic powder, Italian seasoning and simmer for 2-3 minutes.
- Stir in heavy cream. Stir in cooked penne. Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Stir in cooked penne. Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Garnish with fresh herbs like basil or thyme if desired and serve.
Notes
- Heavy cream swap: easily sub out the heavy cream for a fat free half and half or other milk. Thicken it up with a simple corn starch slurry of 1/4 cup water + 1 T corn starch whisked til dissolved. Stir into bubbling pasta sauce til thickened.
- Expert tip: stir in 1 cup of fresh baby spinach!
- Serving suggestion: garlic bread and tossed salad.
- Garnish it: top it off with fresh basil, grated parmesan cheese, and cracked black pepper.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
625kcal
(31%)
Carbohydrates
50g
(17%)
Protein
21g
(42%)
Fat
38g
(58%)
Saturated Fat
16g
(80%)
Cholesterol
109mg
(36%)
Sodium
1094mg
(46%)
Potassium
724mg
(21%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
1131IU
(23%)
Vitamin C
9mg
(10%)
Calcium
62mg
(6%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 625 kcal
% Daily Value*
Calories | 625kcal | 31% |
Carbohydrates | 50g | 17% |
Protein | 21g | 42% |
Fat | 38g | 58% |
Saturated Fat | 16g | 80% |
Cholesterol | 109mg | 36% |
Sodium | 1094mg | 46% |
Potassium | 724mg | 15% |
Fiber | 4g | 16% |
Sugar | 6g | 12% |
Vitamin A | 1131IU | 23% |
Vitamin C | 9mg | 10% |
Calcium | 62mg | 6% |
Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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5.0
15 reviews
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