30 Minute Spicy Sausage Pasta

A 30 minute one pan wonder. Packed full of flavor, this easy weeknight recipe will have them asking for more.

A skinny version of an American Test Kitchen recipe from their The Best Simple Recipes cookbook. I first saw this on Keven & Amanda. They had cut back the pasta some and that seem like a good idea. I used turkey sausage and substituted low-fat sour cream for the heavy cream. I just can not bring myself to use something called heavy cream.

Start with some cut up sausage of your choice. I just routinely use turkey sausage. Great taste and lower fat. No need for an unhealthy choice.  Brown it up with some onion, Add chicken broth, RoTel, sour cream, and spices. Bring to a boil and add uncooked pasta. Simmer until pasta is tender. Mix in a little cheese. Top with more cheese and brown under a broiler. You are in taste bud heaven.

Rating:

High 4 or low 5. I have had too many 5’s so I will go with a 4.

Notes: One thing I like about this recipe is cooking the pasta with the spicy liquid. I think too many recipes have you cook pasta and then cook it again in the dish. That is why a lot of dishes have pasta the texture of a school lunch. You deserve more.

The original recipe used chorizo. I don’t have a good source, and this was 6/10 spicy already. If you are spicy adverse(IE wimpy), replace the RoTel with a can of diced tomatoes and drain the liquid.

Preheat 2 t oil over medium-high heat in a large oven safe the pan. (Opps, picture with regular sour cream but low fat was used)

Chop one medium onion and 1 pound of sausage of your choice into 1/4 inch medallions. I used Butterball Smoked Sausage.

Add the onion and sausage to the pan

Cook until onion is clearing nicely and sausage is browning. About 5 minutes. Add two cloves of minced garlic and cook another 30 seconds.

Add 1 – 14 oz can chicken broth, 1 – 10 1/2 oz can RoTel, 1/2 cup sour cream, 1/2 t salt, and 1/2 t pepper. Mix well. Add 8 oz.(2 cups) of dry pasta of your choice.

Bring to a boil over medium-high heat then decrease heat to low. Cover and simmer. Stir occasionally and cook until pasta is tender. About 15 minutes. If you are approaching the end point for the pasta and too much fluid is present, uncover and increase heat to medium-high for the last few minutes.

Add 1/2 cup of Monterrey Jack cheese and mix in.

Sprinkle 1 cup of Jack cheese on top.

Place under broiler until cheese is melted and browning some.

Garnish with chopped green onions if desired.

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30 Minute Spicy Sausage Pasta

A 30 minute one pan wonder. Packed full of flavor, this easy weeknight recipe will have them asking for more.

Prep Time5 mins

Cook Time25 mins

Total Time30 mins

Author: Dan Mikesell AKA DrDan

Course : Main Course

Cuisine : American

Keyword : Comfort Food, Southern, Spicy

Servings/Adjust Amount: 4 servings

4

Ingredients

• 1 pound sausage - of choice - I used turkey smoked sausage
• 1 onion - Medium chopped
• 2 teaspoons oil
• 2 cloves garlic - minced or crushed
• 14 oz chicken broth
• 10.5 oz RoTel
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 8 oz dry pasta - of choice
• 1 1/2 cup Monteray Jack Cheese - shredded
• 2 green onion - sliced to garnish optional

Instructions

• Preheat two teaspoons oil over medium-high heat in a large oven safe pan.
• Chop one medium onion and 1 pound of sausage of your choice into 1/4 inch medallions. I used Butterball Smoked Sausage.
• Add the onion and sausage to the pan. Cook until onion is clearing nicely and sausage is browning. About 5 minutes.
• Add two cloves of minced garlic and cook another 30 seconds.
• Add 1 – 14 oz can chicken broth, 1 – 10 1/2 oz can RoTel, 1/2 cup sour cream, 1/2 t salt, and 1/2 t pepper. Mix well. Add 8 oz.(2 cups) of dry pasta of your choice.
• Bring to a boil over medium-high heat then decrease heat to low. Cover and simmer. Stir occasionally and cook until pasta is tender. About 15 minutes. If you are approaching the end point for the pasta and too much fluid is present, uncover and increase heat to medium-high for the last few minutes.
• Add 1/2 cup of Monterrey Jack cheese and mix in. Sprinkle 1 cup of Jack cheese on top.
• Place under broiler until cheese is melted and browning some.
• Garnish with chopped green onions if desired.

Nutrition Facts

30 Minute Spicy Sausage Pasta

Amount Per Serving

Calories 778 Calories from Fat 468

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 52g 80%

Saturated Fat 22g 110%

Polyunsaturated Fat 1g

Monounsaturated Fat 6g

Cholesterol 151mg 50%

Sodium 2203mg 92%

Potassium 266mg 8%

Total Carbohydrates 38g 13%

Dietary Fiber 3g 12%

Sugars 5g

Protein 38g 76%

Vitamin A 19%

Vitamin C 11%

Calcium 41%

Iron 14%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Nutrition is for one serving. Number of servings is stated above and is my estimate of normal serving size for this recipe.

All nutritional information are estimates and may vary from your actual results. This is home cooking, and there are many variables. To taste ingredients such as salt will be my estimate of the average used.

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