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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This dinner was delicious. I used the tri-color penne pasta. Thank you for the recipe. Kids ate it up. No leftovers. Definitely a keeper and will do it again.
This has become a family favorite. I add three colored peppers to it and mushrooms.. one of my favorite go to recipe. Delicious thankyou
Really delicious I just made it tonight! One question -how long will this keep up in the fridge? Thanks?
Wow! Made last night & it was so delicious?I didn’t have Penne Pasta so I used Spaghetti. I added sautéed mushrooms & red pepper because I needed to use them. Perfect sauce because it was not to thick. I felt like I was eating at Olive Garden. Will definitely be making again & again❣️
I needed a last minute dinner idea so I had to substitute some items but it came out amazing according to my picky husband. I had to use 1 cup evaporated milk with the i cup cream and shallots instead of garlic (strange to have one and not the other). Also, the Italian sausage was hot so no pepper flakes needed. I added a little bit of flour to thicken the sauce and it came out perfect. Thank you, this will definitely be made again,
This was so good!! We didn’t have sausage so we made with mushrooms- it was fantastic! Definitely throwing into our rotation! Yummm
Simple and delicious. We’re usually not big on creamy sauces, but this one was scrumptious. I did use 1 cup half and half and 1.5 cups of chicken broth for a lighter sauce. I also added chopped up asparagus and mushrooms. Very versatile and easy for a quick dinner.
This meal was incredible. Easy to make and very delicious. Thanks for sharing this dish.
This dish was delicious. Are used kale instead of spinach. Next time I might just make Alfredo sauce first it just didn’t have enough moisture To the sauce. Really easy and very tasty.
Great recipe! Easy to follow and very forgiving. I added a can of drained diced tomatoes – fresh would have worked too. Also used chopped kale because that is what I had. Very good. Will add to my list of quick dinners.