Creamy Italian Sausage Pasta is a family favorite Italian pasta recipe! This easy pasta dish is full of savory sausage and a delicious, creamy, parmesan sauce and ready in 20 minutes!
With back to school in full force and busy nights ahead of us, I am finding myself reaching for new quick and easy dinner inspiration. I happen to love Italian sausage because it’s so flavorful and delicious, I can use it to make a simple meal that is flavor packed in no time. There’s nothing better than having a restaurant quality pasta dish on the table in 20 minutes! Plus, everyone in my house loves a good creamy pasta dish any night of the week!
How to Make Italian Sausage Pasta:
- For this Italian Sausage Pasta, you will start by cooking your penne pasta in a large pot of salted, boiling water according to package directions.
- As soon as you add your pasta to the boiling water, you will heat some olive oil in a large skillet. Then, add in your Italian sausage, minced onion, garlic, and red pepper flakes. Once your sausage is cooked through, you can drain any excess grease from the pan if necessary. Then, return the meat mixture to the skillet.
- Then, you will turn your heat down to low. Add the cream to the pan and bring to a simmer, and put all of the spinach in the pan. It will take about 3-5 minutes for the spinach to wilt.
- Next, drain your pasta. Add your shredded parmesan (fresh is best!) and pasta and give everything a good stir to coat.
You guys have spoken and seem to be loving these easy 20-30 minute weeknight meals as much as we do! I’m happy to say this Italian sausage pasta is one of my personal faves! If you’re looking for more simple dinners, don’t miss my Creamy Parmesan One Pot Chicken and Rice or my One Pot Homemade Hamburger Helper!
Enjoy!
~Nichole
Creamy Italian Sausage Pasta
Ingredients
- 1 Pound Ground Italian Sausage
- 1 Pound Penne Pasta
- 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
- 1/2 Yellow Onion Minced
- 2 Cloves Garlic Minced
- 1/2 Teaspoon Red Pepper Flakes
- 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
- 2 Cups Heavy Cream
- 5 Ounces Baby Spinach
- 1 Cup Shredded Parmesan Cheese
Instructions
- Cook the penne pasta in a large pot of salted boiling water according to package directions.
- While the pasta is cooking, heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Cook the Italian sausage along with the onion, garlic, red pepper flakes, and salt until the sausage is no longer pink.
- Drain excess fat from the skillet if necessary and return the meat mixture to the pan.
- Turn the heat to low and add the cream to the skillet. Bring to a simmer and add in the spinach.
- Cook, stirring for about 3 minutes until the spinach is wilted.
- Stir in the parmesan cheese until melted. Stir the pasta into the sauce.
- Serve immediately.
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Delicious, and easy to make!
Using 1 pound of pasta and only 1 pound of sausage. Makes no sense. Cut the pasta in half and go from there.
This is really really good!
Made this tonight and doubled the recipe to send extra with my husband to work and leftovers for my teenager, – only changes were adding more red pepper flakes – a tad more salt because of doubling , black pepper(tasting as i go) and a squeeze of half a lemon for some acid to cut through the richness of the cream and cheese – delicious!
I didn’t follow the amounts, just the ingredients. But it was delicious!!! I also added cheddar and feta because I only had a little parm. But would totally make again!
Wow! This was delicious! I didn’t have enough Parmesan so I complemented what I had with feta and it was good!
This was good! I had to use up a LOT of spinach, so, I added extra cheese. I normally avoid crushed red pepper, but I was glad I used it here because the spice balanced the richness of the sauce. The whole family loved it, and I will make it again.
This is a great recipe. I put a little more sausage in it about a pound and a half, and I didn’t cook the pasta all the way until I added the meat at the end. The suggestion to drain the sausage before adding the cream was an excellent directive. I would rate this recipe a 10 out of 10. Very nicely done.
Excellent recipe. You are a darn good cook
Very good and easy to make.
Delicious! My husband thought it was the best pasta ever!