Creamy Sausage Pasta with Tomatoes
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Creamy Sausage Pasta with Tomatoes
Creamy Sausage Pasta with Tomatoes is a wonderful quick and easy dish for any night of the week! Bow tie pasta is tossed with sweet Italian sausage, crushed tomatoes, and cream. This pasta dish has tons of rich and creamy flavor and the Italian sausage gives it a little kick! This main dish is perfect you are craving an easy meal that looks as good as it tastes!
Can I Use Different Pasta in this Recipe?
This recipe is easy to change around. You can use whatever style of pasta that you like. It is easy to change the pasta in this recipe since the pasta tastes the same just in different shapes. You can use any style of pasta that you enjoy or have on hand.
What is the Best Cheese for Italian Sausage Pasta?
I love topping this Italian sausage pasta with pecorino romano. You can also top this dish with Parmesan cheese. If you have a similar cheese like feta that you like you can use that as well. If you want something that melts and has a creamy texture, you can use mozzarella.
How Long Does Sausage Pasta Last
You want to keep the sausage pasta in the refrigerator in an airtight container. When the pasta is stored correctly, it will last about 3 to 4 days in the refrigerator. When you are ready to reheat the pasta, you will want to want to reheat it well.
Can Sausage and Pasta be Frozen?
If you want to make this sausage and pasta as a freezer meal, you can make a batch especially for that or you can make a double batch and use one as a freezer meal. If you are using this as a freezer meal, you will want to store it in an airtight container or in a freezer bag. I like to use a freezer bag so that it can lay flat in the freezer. When you are ready to reheat this sausage and pasta dinner, you can microwave it or heat it in a skillet.
Ingredients for Farfalle Pasta Recipe
- Olive oil
- Sweet Italian sausages
- Dried crushed red pepper
- Onion
- Garlic cloves
- Crushed tomatoes with added puree
- Whipping cream
- Farfalle pasta
- Fresh basil
- Freshly grated Pecorino Romano cheese
How to make Sausage Pasta with Tomatoes and Cream
In a heavy large skillet over medium-high heat, heat oil. Add sausage and crushed red pepper.
Sauté until sausage is no longer pink, breaking up, about 5 minutes.
Add onion and garlic; sauté until onion is tender, about 3 minutes.
Add tomatoes and cream.
Reduce heat to low and simmer until sausage mixture thickens, about 3 minutes.
Season with salt and pepper.
Meanwhile, in a large pot of boiling water, cook pasta until tender but still firm to bite.
Drain, reserving 1 cup cooking liquid.
Return pasta to same pot.
Add sausage mixture and toss over medium-low heat until sauce coats pasta, adding reserved cooking liquid by 1/4 cupfuls if the mixture is dry.
Transfer pasta to serving the dish. Sprinkle with basil and cheese.
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Farfalle Pasta with Sausage, Tomatoes, and Cream
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 pound sweet Italian sausages, casings removed
- 1/2 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 28- ounce can crushed tomatoes with added puree
- 1/2 cup whipping cream
- 1 pound farfalle pasta
- 1/2 cup packed chopped fresh basil
- Freshly grated Pecorino Romano cheese
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Instructions
- In a heavy large skillet over medium-high heat, heat oil. Add sausage and crushed red pepper. Sauté until sausage is no longer pink, breaking up, about 5 minutes. Add onion and garlic; sauté until onion is tender, about 3 minutes. Add tomatoes and cream. Reduce heat to low and simmer until sausage mixture thickens, about 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
- Meanwhile, in a large pot of boiling water, cook pasta until tender but still firm to bite. Drain, reserving 1 cup cooking liquid. Return pasta to same pot. Add sausage mixture and toss over medium-low heat until sauce coats pasta, adding reserved cooking liquid by 1/4 cupfuls if mixture is dry. Transfer pasta to serving dish. Sprinkle with basil and cheese.
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Source: Bon Appétit, January 2006
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