Creamy Italian Sausage and Tomato 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.
Ingredients
- 1 lb 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 garlic minced
- ¾ cup sundried tomatoes chopped (100g)
- 15 oz 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:
- Boil pasta in salted water until al dente. Drain and toss with butter.
For the sauce:
- Sauté chopped onion and red pepper in olive oil for about a minute.
- Add sausage and cook until brown.
- Add minced garlic and chopped sundried tomato and sauté for about a minute.
- Add can of chopped tomatoes, bouillon cube, ½ cup water, and cook until bubbly.
- Add cream and let simmer for about 2 minutes.
- Stir in parmesan cheese until melted and turn off heat.
- Stir in baby spinach, let rest a minute or two. Stir in chopped basil. Salt and pepper to taste.
- Toss with hot buttered pasta.
Notes
- If your kids are like mine, go ahead and give the spinach a rough chop before cooking so it all but disappears!
Nutrition
Calories: 833kcalCarbohydrates: 73gProtein: 28gFat: 49gSaturated Fat: 21gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 19gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 113mgSodium: 995mgPotassium: 1091mgFiber: 6gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 1531IUVitamin C: 41mgCalcium: 204mgIron: 4mg
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