We were brainstorming easy dinner recipes because I wasn’t really in the mood to cook that day. Olive oil – This should be regular Olive Oil NOT Extra Virgin Olive Oil. https://www.yummly.com/recipes/creamy-italian-sausage-pasta Add the sausage pieces and toss. The Fennel Seeds – Please do try the fennel seeds in this – they really make the dish! Described as both ‘sensational ‘ and ‘stupendous’ by my husband! I did struggle as I’m not used to sausages looking so anaemic without their usual dark skin. Add the dry pasta, chopped tomatoes, fennel seeds, Italian herbs, chilli flakes, salt and pepper and about 500ml of the stock. I told him I wanted a creamy, cheesy pasta for dinner, and Mr. Gracious believes it’s not a real meal unless there’s meat, so he scrounged up some Italian sausage from the freezer, and VOILA! Pure comfort food on the table in under 30 minutes! If I cook this dish an hour or so in advance, I keep the hot, buttered pasta warm by wrapping it in a blanket and mix it with the sauce at the last minute. So tasty and the kids love it! Just made this for a quick lunch, pandemic lockdown means the family is constantly hungry. * Note! Vegetable stock – Any good quality, fairly low salt, vegetable stock is fine. This is one of my favourite meals! If you are vegetarian you can swap the meat for veggie sausages. Recipes and Meal Planning for Busy Families, Published July 8, 2019, Updated October 23, 2019 24 Comments. Give everything a good stir and leave on the heat for a minute or two just to warm through. Roast for 20 minutes. Hope you enjoy this recipe. Learn how your comment data is processed. Creamy Italian Sausage Pasta is a family favorite Italian pasta recipe! Cook pasta according to package direction. Drain the cooked pasta in a colander. I then check on the pasta as it cooks and add more if needed, if it’s looking dry. (If you plan to do this, you will need to add all of the stock, and possibly a little more, as all of it will be absorbed by the extra heat.). Creamy Italian Sausage Pasta is best served right after combining the sauce and the pasta. Add the onions and garlic and fry gently until softened (about 4 - 5 minutes). I do find that better quality tomatoes are noticeable if you can. All Rights Reserved. Add the pasta to the vegetables and sausages. Hi Fiona, so so pleased you liked it! Soon to become a regular family favourite. 12/10 love it so much! Fresh basil – Fresh basil can get very squishy when chopped, I tend to snip into strips with scissors. Read about our approach to external linking. When the pasta is almost cooked, add the cream cheese, grated Parmesan cheese and fresh basil, stir through to just heat through and serve immediately. Easy to do and a crowd pleaser. Top tip: I always make up 750ml of stock but only add 500ml to start with. Top tip: Sausage ‘skin’ pieces can be a bit yucky, so I just take each sausage and cut along the length and remove the sausage meat from the skin. I will try this definitely for my family. Fennel seeds – These little monkeys are controversial! add wine or broth; cook for 2 minutes. This Creamy Sausage Pasta is a quick and easy one pot recipe. Please invest in a jar and try it, let me know what you think! It is worth adding this, even for kids, as it really adds a warmth to the dish. Hope that helps , Yum we’ve just polished this off! Healthy Sausage Pasta – Remove the cream cheese from the recipe and use lower fat sausages, or even just pork mince. Copyright ©2020, Taming Twins. If you break them up out of their skin, and let them get crispy in their little clumps, they should look less pale! If you like very 'wet' saucy pasta, go ahead and add it all at the start. When the pasta is JUST ALMOST cooked, add the cream cheese, parmesan cheese and fresh basil (you can reserve some Parmesan and basil to garnish if you'd like to). Chilli flakes – You can add more if you like Spicy Sausage Pasta. Brilliant, even my fussy 7 year old loved it and he loves nothing but nuggets! Have boxed up a small portion for my son for his tea tomorrow. 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’m working my way through your amazing recipes, what’s next?!x. They really add something special and I’ve been putting them in other tomatoe sauce based things since. Half fill a large saucepan with water and bring to the boil. Remove the sausages from their skins and plop into the pan in small chunks, add the pepper slices, turn up the heat and let everything fry for 5 minutes until the sausage chunks are golden and the peppers are just starting to blacken at the edges. 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