Skillet Sausage Pasta
Smoked sausage in a light tomato cream sauce with perfectly cooked penne pasta. This flavorful Skillet Sausage Pasta is an easy one-pot meal that is ready from start to finish in 30 minutes.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 725kcal
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pound fully cooked smoked sausage in your flavor of choice
- 1 cup diced onion
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 14.5 ounce can diced tomatoes
- 8 ounces dry, uncooked penne pasta (approximately 2½ cups)
- ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper or to taste
- ½ teaspoon salt and freshly ground black pepper each
- ½ cup half and half or heavy cream
- 1 cup Monterey Jack cheese shredded
- ⅓ cup thinly sliced green onions
Instructions
- Add olive oil to a deep skillet and place over MEDIUM-HIGH heat. Add the sausage and onions and cook until lightly browned, about 4 or 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for a minute or two until fragrant.
- Add the broth, tomatoes, pasta, crushed red pepper, salt and pepper and stir to combine. Bring to a boil, cover the skillet, and reduce heat to MEDIUM-LOW. Simmer until the pasta is tender, about 15 minutes.
- Stir in the half and half or heavy cream and simmer for another minute or two until warmed through.
- Remove the skillet from the heat, add the cheese and stir until melted. Sprinkle with the green onions and serve.
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Nutrition
Calories: 725kcal | Carbohydrates: 52g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 43g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Cholesterol: 106mg | Sodium: 1342mg | Potassium: 559mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 480IU | Vitamin C: 5.3mg | Calcium: 284mg | Iron: 2.4mg