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Italian Sausage Pasta Recipe
Creamy Italian sausage pasta is easy to make and super delicious. It's made with spicy or mild (your choice!) Italian sausage cooked in a creamy tomato sauce.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 568 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 8 8 ounces penne or other short pasta. gluten-free, if needed
- 2 2 Italian sausages casings removed (mild or spicy, your choice)
- 1 1 small onion minced
- 3 3 cloves garlic finely minced
- 2 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- ½ ½ cup white wine or chicken stock
- 14 14 ounce can crushed tomatoes
- 4 4 ounces cream cheese can be light
- ½ ½ teaspoon each: salt and pepper more to taste
- 3 3 ounces baby spinach
- grated parmesan to serve
Instructions
- Cook the pasta in a large pot of salted water according to the package directions. Reserve 1 cup of the cooking water then drain the pot.
- Add the sausage, onion, and garlic to a large skillet (frying pan) over medium-high heat. Cook, crumbling the sausages with a spoon, until the sausages are cooked, about 6-7 minutes.
- Add the tomato paste to the pan and stir it into the sausages. Let it caramelize for 2-3 minutes then add the wine or stock to deglaze the pan, scraping the bottom to release any flavorful bits that are stuck on.
- Add the crushed tomatoes and cream cheese and simmer the sauce, stirring a few times, until the cream cheese has melted. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Add the cooked penne and spinach and stir them into the sauce. Add a little of the reserved cooking water to loosen the sauce, if needed.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1 serving = ¼ of the recipe
Calories
568kcal
(28%)
Carbohydrates
57g
(19%)
Protein
21g
(42%)
Fat
29g
(45%)
Saturated Fat
12g
(60%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
Monounsaturated Fat
11g
Cholesterol
75mg
(25%)
Sodium
1059mg
(44%)
Potassium
885mg
(25%)
Fiber
5g
(20%)
Sugar
9g
(18%)
Vitamin A
2727IU
(55%)
Vitamin C
21mg
(23%)
Calcium
119mg
(12%)
Iron
4mg
(22%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 568
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 serving = ¼ of the recipe | |
| Calories | 568kcal | 28% |
| Carbohydrates | 57g | 19% |
| Protein | 21g | 42% |
| Fat | 29g | 45% |
| Saturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Cholesterol | 75mg | 25% |
| Sodium | 1059mg | 44% |
| Potassium | 885mg | 19% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 2727IU | 55% |
| Vitamin C | 21mg | 23% |
| Calcium | 119mg | 12% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.