Creamy Sausage Pasta
This Creamy Sausage Pasta is comfort food at its finest! With its rich flavors and velvety sauce, it’s a dish you’ll want to make again and again.
Ingredients
- For the Sauce:
- - 1 cup chicken broth
- - 1 cup heavy cream
- - 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- - ½ teaspoon mustard powder
- - ½ teaspoon onion powder
- For the Sausage and Pasta:
- - 1 lb. Italian sausage hot or sweet
- - ½ cup dry white wine
- - 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- - 3 cloves garlic minced
- - 7 oz. roasted red peppers drained
- - 1 ½ cups fresh spinach
- - 4 oz. cream cheese softened
- - ¾ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- - ½ lb. rigatoni pasta
- To Garnish:
- - Fresh parsley
- - Red pepper flakes
Instructions
- 1. Prepare the sauce by whisking together chicken broth, heavy cream, Italian seasoning, mustard powder, and onion powder. Set aside.
2. Slice sausage into ½-inch pieces. Cook in a skillet with 6 tablespoon water over medium heat for 10 minutes. Brown the sausage, then set aside.
3. Deglaze the skillet with white wine, tomato paste, and garlic. Let it reduce by half. Stir in the prepared sauce and cream cheese. Simmer.
4. Cook rigatoni to al dente. Drain.
5. Stir Parmesan, spinach, and sausage into the sauce. Add pasta and toss to combine.
6. Garnish with parsley and red pepper flakes. Serve warm.
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!