20-Minute Sausage Pasta

20-Minute Sausage Pasta

from allrecipes.com
Dinner
20 min
389 kcal / serving

This 20-minute sausage pasta is an easy comfort dish for colder weather. Chicken sausage is a nice change, and provides a spicy note. Serve in deep bowls with bread to scoop up the extra sauce.

Ingredients

  • 8 ouncespenne pasta
  • 2italian chicken sausages, ie aidells italian sausage
  • 1 tablespoonolive oil
  • 1 clovegarlic, finely minced
  • 2 tablespoonbutter
  • 12 ouncesmarinara sauce
  • ¼ cupheavy cream
  • freshly grated parmesan cheese

Directions

  1. 1

    Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil, add pasta, and cook until tender with a bite, 9 to 11 minutes, or according to package directions. Reserve about 1/4 cup pasta water; drain.

  2. 2

    Meanwhile, slice chicken sausages in half, then slice each half into small bite-sized pieces.

  3. 3

    Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat and add sausage. Cook and stir until sausage is lightly browned, about 3 minutes. Scrape up any browned bits from the bottom of the skillet.

  4. 4

    Add butter and garlic to the skillet; cook until garlic is fragrant, about 1 minute.

  5. 5

    Add marinara sauce and cream to the skillet. Cook until combined and completely warmed through; stir in pasta. If saice is too thick, thin with a little pasta water.

  6. 6

    Remove from heat and add in as much Parmesan as you like. Serve in deep bowls with bread to scoop up the extra sauce.