Creamy Italian Sausage Pasta (one pan recipe)
Try this delicious one-pot creamy Italian sausage pasta recipe. Perfect for a family meal or make it ahead and freeze for later.
Ingredients
- 2 lbs italian sausage
- 3.5 c broth any kind
- 16 oz short cut pasta ditalini
- 1 c peppers any color, diced
- 1 c mushrooms diced
- 5 cloves garlic
- 15 oz tomato sauce
- 1 c milk any kind
- 4 oz cream cheese room temp, cubed
- 1/2 c parmesan cheese shredded
- 2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
- 1-2 tsp italian seasoning see notes
Instructions
- Dice the onions, mushrooms, and peppers.
- Heat a large skillet or dutch oven (5qt or larger) to medium heat and add italian sausage, breaking it into small crumbles as it cooks.
- Once the meat is browned, drain any excess fat.
- Add the garlic, onion, peppers, and mushrooms to the pan and cook for 3-5 minutes, until soft.
- Add the salt, pepper, red pepper flakes, and Italian seasoning. Stir to combine.
- Add the broth, tomato sauce, milk, and pasta.
- Mix everything together and bring to a simmer.
- Lower the heat to medium low and cover for 8 minutes, stirring occasionally to make sure nothing is sticking to the bottom of the pan.
- Uncover the pan and continue cooking for another 5-7 minutes or until the pasta is al dente, stirring occasionally.
- Add the cream cheese and parmesan cheese and stir until incorporated.
Notes
A note about the spices! My Italian sausage recipe is VERY flavorful. If the sausage you are using isn’t seasoned very well you may need to add more seasoning to this recipe.