One-Pot Sausage Pasta
Sausage supplies seasoning, fat, and browned flavor, so this pasta needs fewer supporting ingredients than most creamy sauces. Tomato paste cooks in the rendered sausage fat before broth and pasta go in.
The pasta releases starch as it simmers, creating a sauce before the cream is added. Stir spinach and parmesan in off heat; both need only the remaining warmth to soften and melt.
The method behind the meal
Why this recipe works
- •Brown sausage deeply before adding liquid.
- •Use a wide pot so the pasta stays mostly submerged.
- •Keep extra broth nearby if the pasta needs another minute.
Recipe
One-Pot Sausage Pasta
Savory Italian sausage and penne in a creamy tomato sauce with spinach, all cooked in one pot.
Prep8m
Cook27m
Total35m
Serves6
Ingredients
Instructions
- 1Brown sausage and onion in a wide pot over medium-high for 7 minutes, breaking the meat into small pieces.
- 2Add garlic and tomato paste and cook for 1 minute.
- 3Stir in broth, tomatoes, and penne. Bring to a simmer, cover loosely, and reduce heat.
- 4Cook 12–14 minutes, stirring every few minutes, until pasta is tender.
- 5Remove from heat. Stir in cream, spinach, and parmesan; rest 3 minutes before serving.
Nutrition (per serving, estimated)
586 kcal calories27 g protein55 g carbs29 g fat
