5.0 from 12 votes
One Pot Italian Sausage Pasta
This one pot Italian sausage pasta recipe makes cleanup a breeze, and it's a family-friendly meal that everyone will devour! The meaty tomato sauce is so simple to make.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 750 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 16 ounces Italian sausage see note
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 3-4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes optional
- 3 cups beef broth
- 1 (15 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
- 8 ounces uncooked spaghetti
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella
- salt & pepper to taste
- For serving: freshly grated parmesan cheese, fresh chopped parsley and/or basil optional, to taste
Instructions
- Add the Italian sausage meat to a soup pot/Dutch oven over medium-high heat, and cook until browned, breaking it up with your spoon as you go along (about 8-10 minutes). Drain excess fat.
- Stir in the tomato paste and garlic, and cook for one minute.
- Stir in the onion powder, sugar, oregano, and crushed red pepper flakes.
- Add the beef broth and crushed tomatoes to the pot, and crank up the heat to high.
- Once boiling, add in the spaghetti and cook for 12 minutes, uncovered, stirring occasionally. You will need to turn the heat down at some point to maintain a constant simmer (medium or even medium-low) so it's bubbling steadily but not furiously boiling. See notes below for troubleshooting tips.
- Turn the burner off (leave the pot on it). Sprinkle the mozzarella over top and close the lid for 5 minutes or until the cheese melts and more of the liquid absorbs. This recipe has plenty of sauce.
- Gently toss it so the mozzarella is incorporated, and season with salt & pepper as needed. Serve with freshly grated parmesan and fresh basil and/or parsley if desired.
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Notes
- Troubleshooting tip: every pot/stove varies, so cooking times are a guideline and you may need to adjust if needed. E.g., if you find the pasta isn't quite cooked yet and the liquid is getting too low, add a splash more beef broth and/or turn the heat down. If there's still too much liquid at the end of cooking time and/or the pasta isn't yet done, cook it for a little longer. The pasta will soak up more liquid the longer it sits.
- For the sausages, anything around 16 ounces/1 pound will work – it doesn’t need to be exact. You can either buy ground sausage meat or, if using whole sausages, take the meat out of the casings.
- 8 oz. is half a standard American-sized package of spaghetti.
Nutrition Information
Calories
750kcal
(38%)
Carbohydrates
55g
(18%)
Protein
34g
(68%)
Fat
43g
(66%)
Saturated Fat
17g
(85%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
5g
Monounsaturated Fat
18g
Cholesterol
108mg
(36%)
Sodium
1882mg
(78%)
Potassium
942mg
(27%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
9g
(18%)
Vitamin A
552IU
(11%)
Vitamin C
15mg
(17%)
Calcium
234mg
(23%)
Iron
4mg
(22%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 750
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 750kcal | 38% |
| Carbohydrates | 55g | 18% |
| Protein | 34g | 68% |
| Fat | 43g | 66% |
| Saturated Fat | 17g | 85% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 5g | 29% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 18g | 90% |
| Cholesterol | 108mg | 36% |
| Sodium | 1882mg | 78% |
| Potassium | 942mg | 20% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 552IU | 11% |
| Vitamin C | 15mg | 17% |
| Calcium | 234mg | 23% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.