5 from 12 votes
Italian Sausage and Rotini
Italian Sausage and Rotini features a hearty pasta dish combining rotini with flavorful Italian sausage, garlic, diced tomatoes, olives, and fresh basil. The sauce is cooked until the tomatoes soften, melding savory, slightly spicy, and herbal notes. A sprinkle of Parmesan cheese finishes the dish with rich umami.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings:
4
servings
Calories:
583 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Mediterranean
Ingredients
- 8 ounces rotini pasta or other short cut pasta
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ¾ pound Italian sausage
- 4 garlic thinly sliced, large cloves
- 15 ounces diced tomatoes canned with juice
- ½ cup black olives halved, ripe
- 3 tablespoons basil chopped, fresh
- Pinch red pepper flakes
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
- Parmesan Cheese optional
Instructions
- Cook the pasta as directed on the package. While the pasta is cooking, proceed with the rest of the recipe.
- Place a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the olive oil.
- Remove the casings from the sausage and tear it into about 1-inch chunks. Add to the skillet. Cook and stir breaking up the sausage until almost no pink color remains.
- Add the garlic and cook, covered, stirring occasionally until the garlic has softened.
- Add the tomatoes with their juice, black olives, basil, red pepper, salt, and pepper.
- Reduce heat to medium low. Cover and cook for 10-15 minutes or until the tomatoes are nicely softened.
- Drain the pasta and add to the meat sauce. Stir well to combine.
- Serve with a sprinkling of Parmesan cheese if desired.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1
Calories
583kcal
(29%)
Carbohydrates
49g
(16%)
Protein
21g
(42%)
Fat
34g
(52%)
Saturated Fat
11g
(55%)
Cholesterol
65mg
(22%)
Sodium
1040mg
(43%)
Potassium
565mg
(12%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
270IU
(5%)
Vitamin C
13mg
(14%)
Calcium
77mg
(8%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 583
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 | |
| Calories | 583kcal | 29% |
| Carbohydrates | 49g | 16% |
| Protein | 21g | 42% |
| Fat | 34g | 52% |
| Saturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Cholesterol | 65mg | 22% |
| Sodium | 1040mg | 43% |
| Potassium | 565mg | 12% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 270IU | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 13mg | 14% |
| Calcium | 77mg | 8% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.