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    Home » Recipes » 30 Minute Meals

    Creamy Italian Sausage and Tomato Pasta

    July 1, 2018 by Kelly 30 Comments

    Italian sausage, sundried tomatoes, and red pepper in a creamy, cheesy sauce, this Creamy Italian Sausage and Tomato Pasta is quick and easy, and it tastes amazing. It's sure to be your new go-to dinner on busy weeknights. A family favorite!

    Italian sausage, sundried tomatoes, and red pepper in a creamy, cheesy sauce, this Creamy Italian Sausage and Tomato Pasta is quick and easy, and it tastes amazing. It's sure to be your new go-to dinner on busy weeknights. A family favorite! this recipe!
    I love it when I can make a delicious dinner that everybody loves, that fills the kitchen with wonderful smells, and even has a little leftover that reheats beautifully for a midnight snack or tomorrow's lunch - all in the time that it takes to boil pasta. This Creamy Italian Sausage and Tomato Pasta is exactly that. 30 minute meals for the win!
    Italian sausage, sundried tomatoes, and red pepper in a creamy, cheesy sauce, this Creamy Italian Sausage and Tomato Pasta is quick and easy, and it tastes amazing. It's sure to be your new go-to dinner on busy weeknights. A family favorite!

    This Creamy Italian Sausage and Tomato Pasta is filled with so many wonderful flavors - red bell peppers, sundried tomatoes, basil, a garlicky cream sauce, parmesan to deepen the flavor, and best of all  - Italian sausage fragrant with garlic and fennel. You won't believe the crazy good smell it makes in your kitchen. You won't need to call anyone for dinner - they'll come running!

    Italian sausage, sundried tomatoes, and red pepper in a creamy, cheesy sauce, this Creamy Italian Sausage and Tomato Pasta is quick and easy, and it tastes amazing. It's sure to be your new go-to dinner on busy weeknights. A family favorite!There are so many flavors going on in this Creamy Italian Sausage and Tomato Pasta, the kids won't even notice that you've slipped in some super healthy vegetables - spinach, red bell peppers, two kinds of tomatoes. That's a win-win!
    Italian sausage, sundried tomatoes, and red pepper in a creamy, cheesy sauce, this Creamy Italian Sausage and Tomato Pasta is quick and easy, and it tastes amazing. It's sure to be your new go-to dinner on busy weeknights. A family favorite!Creamy Italian Sausage and Tomato Pasta is so quick and easy to make. Simply boil some pasta while you make the sauce. Sauté some onion and red bell pepper in a little olive oil for a minute or two. Add the sausage and cook until its brown and cooked through.

    Italian sausage, sundried tomatoes, and red pepper in a creamy, cheesy sauce, this Creamy Italian Sausage and Tomato Pasta is quick and easy, and it tastes amazing. It's sure to be your new go-to dinner on busy weeknights. A family favorite!

    Stir in some finely minced garlic and chopped sundried tomatoes and let it sauté for a minute. Then add a can of chopped tomatoes, a bouillon cube, and ½ cup water and let it come to a bubbly simmer. Stir in the cream and let that simmer a minute or two. Add the parmesan, stir it in, let it melt, and turn off the heat. The cooking is done!

    Italian sausage, sundried tomatoes, and red pepper in a creamy, cheesy sauce, this Creamy Italian Sausage and Tomato Pasta is quick and easy, and it tastes amazing. It's sure to be your new go-to dinner on busy weeknights. A family favorite!

    Stir in a big handful - or a bag if you like - of baby spinach. There's no need to chop it if you don't want to. I give mine a rough chop so it blends in better (i.e. so the kids don't recognize it). Ok, let's be honest, so I don't recognize it. No need to cook it, it will melt beautifully into the sauce and keep its bright green color.

    Italian sausage, sundried tomatoes, and red pepper in a creamy, cheesy sauce, this Creamy Italian Sausage and Tomato Pasta is quick and easy, and it tastes amazing. It's sure to be your new go-to dinner on busy weeknights. A family favorite!All that's left is to sprinkle with some basil and toss it with the pasta. I like to toss the pasta with a spoon of butter first, but that's just personal preference. Also, if you want to make it ahead of time, keep the sauce and the pasta separate. The buttered pasta will stay hot a few hours if you wrap the pan in a blanket. The sauce can just be gently reheated before tossing with the pasta.

    Italian sausage, sundried tomatoes, and red pepper in a creamy, cheesy sauce, this Creamy Italian Sausage and Tomato Pasta is quick and easy, and it tastes amazing. It's sure to be your new go-to dinner on busy weeknights. A family favorite!
    Italian sausage, sundried tomatoes, and red pepper in a creamy, cheesy sauce, this Creamy Italian Sausage and Tomato Pasta is quick and easy, and it tastes amazing. It's sure to be your new go-to dinner on busy weeknights. A family favorite!
    Italian sausage, sundried tomatoes, and red pepper in a creamy, cheesy sauce, this Creamy Italian Sausage and Tomato Pasta is quick and easy, and it tastes amazing. It's sure to be your new go-to dinner on busy weeknights. A family favorite!Busy families, I've got you covered! Enjoy!

    Italian sausage, sundried tomatoes, and red pepper in a creamy, cheesy sauce, this Creamy Italian Sausage and Tomato Pasta is quick and easy, and it tastes amazing. It's sure to be your new go-to dinner on busy weeknights. A family favorite!

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    Ingredients

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    • 1 lb box of penne or other pasta (454g)
    • 1 tablespoon butter (.5oz, 14g)
    • 2 tablespoons olive oil
    • 1 medium onion, chopped
    • 1 red bell pepper, chopped
    • 1 lb Italian sausage (454g)
    • 5 cloves of garlic, minced
    • ¾ cup sundried tomatoes, chopped (100g)
    • 15oz can chopped tomatoes (425g)
    • 1 chicken bouillon cube
    • ½ cup water
    • 1 cup heavy cream
    • ½ cup parmesan cheese (1.5oz, 43g)
    • a large handful of baby spinach (about 2.3oz, 65g), chopped or not
    • a handful of fresh basil leaves (about 1.5oz, 43g), chopped
    • salt and pepper to taste

    Instructions

    For the pasta:

    1. Boil pasta in salted water until al dente. Drain and toss with butter.

    For the sauce:

    1. Sauté chopped onion and red pepper in olive oil for about a minute.
    2. Add sausage and cook until brown.
    3. Add minced garlic and chopped sundried tomato and sauté for about a minute.
    4. Add can of chopped tomatoes, bouillon cube, ½ cup water, and cook until bubbly.
    5. Add cream and let simmer for about 2 minutes.
    6. Stir in parmesan cheese until melted and turn off heat.
    7. Stir in baby spinach, let rest a minute or two. Stir in chopped basil. Salt and pepper to taste.
    8. Toss with hot buttered pasta.

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    Italian sausage, sundried tomatoes, and red pepper in a creamy, cheesy sauce, this Creamy Italian Sausage and Tomato Pasta is quick and easy, and it tastes amazing. It's sure to be your new go-to dinner on busy weeknights. A family favorite!Don't forget to pin for later!

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    1. Dad

      July 01, 2018 at 1:13 pm

      Make big batch next month.

      Reply
      • Kelly

        July 01, 2018 at 1:18 pm

        Ok! 🙂

        Reply
    2. Jenni

      July 27, 2019 at 1:49 pm

      My family LOVED this! I doubled it and I think I could have fed 20 people. I made it two days ago and everyone's fighting over the leftovers. Highly recommend!

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      • Kelly

        July 30, 2019 at 1:13 pm

        Thanks so much, Jenni! So happy to hear that you liked it!

        Reply
    3. Chantal

      August 07, 2019 at 9:53 pm

      I made this for dinner tonight but I tweaked it a bit with some of my own Spices and added more fresh parmesan cheese. It came out totally amazing and full of flavor. My family loved it! This is definitely the best and will be made again!

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      • Kelly

        August 12, 2019 at 12:16 pm

        Thanks so much, Chantal! So glad you loved it!

        Reply
    4. Heather

      September 11, 2019 at 3:22 pm

      I have been making this recipe for years and noticed it was gone from food.com and had to track down the closest possible one and this was it! The only difference in which I will stick with is the fact that you use red peppers and I enjoy using the crush red pepper instead, cooked along with the italian sasuage. Thank you for keeping this recipe alive. I thought I lost it forever!

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      • Kelly

        September 12, 2019 at 7:24 am

        So glad you enjoyed it, Heather! I have to admit, though, I haven't seen the food.com recipe! Pasta dishes, to me, are all about the perfect balance of flavors and finding combinations that go really well together. So many times after I've developed a recipe or had what I thought was a really great idea, I discover someone else had already thought of it. Oh well, I guess some combinations are just meant to be! Thanks so much!

        Reply
    5. Shannon

      December 08, 2019 at 2:46 pm

      This reminds me of my favorite Italian restaurant that closed down years ago. Their recipe adds Shrimp and Gaeta olives! Magnifico!!

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      • Kelly

        December 10, 2019 at 12:48 am

        Sounds wonderful, Shannon!

        Reply
    6. Laura Aronson

      April 27, 2020 at 7:39 pm

      This was a delicious recipe. Loved that you added spinach for some greens and extra nutrition. My husband devoured two portions and raved about it Thank you!!!

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      • Kelly

        April 29, 2020 at 3:53 pm

        Thanks so much, Laura! So happy you liked it!

        Reply
    7. Bre

      June 04, 2020 at 3:18 pm

      Can I just say how much I appreciate this pasta and recipe?! My husband is not a fan of pasta and I absolutely love it, so it’s been rough trying to figure out good recipes in our house. I made this last night and my husband LOVED it! He said I can add this to the list to make again! score! Thank you so much, even our 2 kiddos (2.5 y/o & 1 y/o) loved it! We will definitely be making again!

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      • Kelly

        June 11, 2020 at 9:03 am

        Thanks so much, Bre! So happy you liked it!

        Reply
    8. Terri

      June 08, 2020 at 7:12 pm

      Can this be frozen?

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      • Kelly

        June 10, 2020 at 8:38 pm

        Hi Terri,
        I haven't tried freezing it. The texture of the sauce may change. I'll give it a test the next time I make it. Let me know how it turns out if you try it.

        Reply
    9. Julia

      July 20, 2020 at 3:07 pm

      I absolutely love this recipe. I’ll definitely make it again and again. Thanks for this delicious recipe.

      Reply
      • Kelly

        July 21, 2020 at 11:54 am

        Thanks so much, Julia! So happy you liked it!

        Reply
    10. Shirley

      February 05, 2021 at 3:38 pm

      Can this be heated in a slow cooker

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      • Kelly

        February 07, 2021 at 9:50 am

        Hi Shirley, It could be reheated in a slow cooker, although it is best when the pasta is freshly tossed with the sauce and served immediately. Cream based sauces do thicken and are absorbed by the pasta pretty quickly after combining, so you may need to add some water or broth. As far as cooking it in a slow cooker, I suppose it could be but I haven't tried it. It does sound like an experiment that I would like to try.

        Reply
    11. Abby K

      January 07, 2022 at 7:30 pm

      My boyfriend and I absolutely love this pasta recipe! Our only critique is that we wish there was more sauce to the pasta. Would doubling the sauce portion for the X1 portion of pasta be too much?

      ★★★★★

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      • Kelly

        January 07, 2022 at 9:33 pm

        Hi Abby! Doubling the sauce would be just fine. If there’s any extra sauce, it would perfect for dipping some crusty bread into. Thanks so much!

        Reply
    12. Mildred

      May 28, 2022 at 7:40 pm

      My family loved it.

      Reply
      • Kelly

        May 30, 2022 at 9:34 pm

        Thanks so much, Mildred! So happy you liked it!

        Reply
    13. Rosie

      January 27, 2023 at 5:20 pm

      Hi! Can’t wait to make this. Do you drain the diced tomatoes?

      Reply
      • Kelly

        January 27, 2023 at 7:57 pm

        Hi Rosie! I don’t drain them. Hope you like it!

        Reply
    14. Laurie

      February 03, 2023 at 6:35 pm

      Made it as written I use dried basil frozen chopped spinach because I didn’t have the fresh I thought it was excellent thank you so much

      ★★★★★

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      • Kelly

        February 04, 2023 at 10:51 pm

        So happy you liked it, Laurie! Thanks so much!

        Reply
    15. Lee Ann Harms

      April 30, 2023 at 8:29 pm

      Made this recipe many times and people keep asking for more! I'm not someone who measures, so there's more of everything. I used Campari tomatoes & it was more fabulous!

      ★★★★★

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      • Kelly

        June 01, 2023 at 4:44 pm

        So happy you liked it, Lee Ann!

        Reply

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