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Creamy Sausage and Tomato Pasta
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Creamy Sausage and Tomato Pasta is one of my favorite Italian dinners to make for my family! The spicy sausage, garlic, tomatoes, cream, and basil may be simple ingredients but they blend together so well in this Creamy Sausage and Tomato Pasta.
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Prep Time:
10
minutes
mins
Cook Time:
15
minutes
mins
Total Time:
25
minutes
mins
Servings:
6
servings
Ingredients
4-5
Italian sausages
,
(about 1 pound found in the fresh meat department; ground bulk sausage can be used as well (see Note))
1
cup
chopped onion
3
cloves
garlic
,
, minced
1
(16 ounce can)
Italian style diced tomatoes
,
, undrained
1
(8 ounce can)
tomato sauce
1
cup
heavy cream
5-6
big leaves of fresh basil
,
, chopped
12
ounces
penne pasta
,
(get a 16 ounce box and use 3/4 of it)
grated Parmesan for topping
Instructions
Cook the pasta in salted water al dente, according to package directions.
While pasta is cooking, brown the sausage. Remove the casings, brown and crumble the sausages like you would ground beef.
Add the onions and garlic to the sausage and saute for a couple of minutes.
Pour in the entire can of diced tomatoes and the tomato sauce and heat through.
Pour in the cream and heat through. The longer you cook the sauce the thicker it will get so simmer it until it is the consistency you want.
Add the fresh basil and let it simmer for a few minutes.
Finally, mix the sausage sauce with the pasta and serve. Top each serving with a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese. Serve with crusty garlic bread.
Notes
I used spicy turkey Italian sausage; I really think a spicy sausage adds a lot of flavor.
Source: Wylie Tidwell
Cuisine:
Italian
Course:
Main Course
Author:
Christy Denney