Garlic Butter Sausage Pasta: A Simple & Delicious Recipe
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Category: Main
- Method: Cooking
- Cuisine: International
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound chicken sausage (casings removed)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 28 ounces crushed tomatoes
- 15 ounces tomato sauce
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 pound pasta (penne or rigatoni)
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- Fresh parsley, chopped
- Preparation Instructions:
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken sausage, breaking it up as it cooks until browned (8-10 minutes). Remove and set aside.
- In the same skillet, sauté the chopped onion for about 5 minutes until softened. Then add minced garlic, cooking for another minute until fragrant.
- Stir in crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, dried oregano, basil, salt, and pepper. Simmer covered for at least 30 minutes.
- Cook pasta according to package directions in salted water. Reserve 1 cup of pasta water before draining.
- In a separate skillet, melt butter over medium heat and add more minced garlic; cook until fragrant.
- Combine cooked pasta with the garlic butter and sausage sauce; adjust consistency with reserved pasta water if needed. Finish with fresh parsley.
- Helpful Notes:
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl (400g)
- Calories: 620
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 720mg
- Fat: 30g
- Saturated Fat: 15g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 65g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 24g
- Cholesterol: 80mg