Spicy sausage pasta is easy to make with a restaurant quality taste. A creamy tomato sauce with spicy Italian sausage is great any night of the week.
Ingredients needed
- Italian sausge
- Penne pasta (any pasta will work)
- Crushed tomatoes
- Tomato paste
- Garlic
- Fire roasted diced tomatoes
- Chicken broth
- Heavy cream
- Thyme & oregano
- Yellow onion
- Balsamic vinegar
- Salt & black pepper
- Parmesan cheese for garnish
Tips & variations
- Make it spicier, this pasta has a simple kick of heat to it but you can up this by adding crushed bell peppers, habanero, jalapeño and things like that.
- Prep all the ingredients before starting. Once you start cooking the recipe will move very fast. As mentioned, 30minutes or less.
- Try a homemade sauce with the recipe like a cherry tomato sauce.
- If you can’t find ground Italian sausage you have the options to use a link. If using a link I would suggest removing the casing over slicing it into pieces.
Storing leftovers
This recipe makes about 4 servings. The best way to store it is in an airtight container in the fridge up to 3-4 days. Due to the heavy cream this is not a recipe to be frozen for later.
What to serve with spicy Italian pasta?
This works as a full dish but below are some great side dishes:
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Spicy Italian Pasta
Ingredients
- 16 ounces ground sausage (spicy)
- 16 ounces penne pasta (dry)
- 1/2 medium yellow onion (diced)
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 10 ounce diced tomato (fire roasted, drained & rinsed)
- 28 ounce crushed tomatoes
- 3 ounce tomato paste
- 2 cup chicken broth
- 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
- salt & pepper to taste
- oil for cooking
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
Instructions
- First, in a pot or sauce pan on medium high heat, add a little oil and the spicy Italian sausage. Cook until done then remove from the pot.
- Next, toss in diced onion and fire roasted diced tomatoes. Add more oil for cooking about 2-3 tablespoons.
- Now, cook the onion until fragrant and translucent. Then, add in the minced garlic cloves and season with salt and black pepper.
- Once the garlic starts to brown add in the tomato paste and cook the pasta by mixing it in with the other ingredients for about 30 seconds. Also, toss in the cooked sausage, dried oregano and thyme now.
- Next, pour in the can of crushed tomatoes and chicken broth. Bring to a boil then lower to a simmer.
- Add in the balsamic vinegar, while the sauce is simmering cook the pasta. This way when the pasta is al dente you can toss it directly into the sauce after you drain the water.
- While the pasta is cooking remove the sauce from the heat after it has simmered about 10 minutes. Before adding the pasta into the sauce pour in the heavy cream. Do not add the heavy cream while the sauce is still boiling.
- When pasta is done, toss into the sauce and plate. Serve the spicy Italian sausage with a garnish of parmesan cheese.
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Nutrition
Number of total servings shown is approximate. Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes.
Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving using the ingredients listed, not including any optional ingredients. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.