Creamy Sausage and Tomato Pasta
Creamy Sausage and Tomato Pasta is one of my favorite Italian dinners to make for my family for those busy nights! The savory sausage, tender pasta, garlic, tomatoes, cream, and basil may be simple ingredients but they blend together so well in this perfect weeknight dinner.
Ingredients
- 12 ounces penne pasta, (get a 16 ounce box and use 3/4 of it)
- 1 lb ground Italian sausage, ground beef can be used as well
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 (16 ounce) can Italian style diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 5-6 big leaves of fresh basil, chopped
- grated Parmesan and basil for topping
Instructions
- In a large pot, cook the pasta in salted water al dente, according to package directions.
- While pasta is cooking, brown the sausage in a large skillet.
- Sauté onions and garlic to the sausage for a couple of minutes.
- Pour in the entire can of diced tomatoes and the tomato sauce and heat through.
- Pour in the cream and heat through. The longer you cook the sauce the thicker it will get so simmer it until it is the consistency you want.
- Add the fresh basil and let it simmer for a few minutes.
- Finally, mix the sausage sauce with the cooked pasta and serve. Top each serving with a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese and basil. Serve with crusty garlic bread.
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Notes
I used spicy turkey Italian sausage; I really think a spicy sausage adds a lot of flavor.
Source: Wylie Tidwell
Calories: 523kcal, Carbohydrates: 29g, Protein: 20g, Fat: 36g, Saturated Fat: 17g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 20g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 89mg, Sodium: 722mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 7g