Creamy Italian Sausage Pasta
From gkwillow 12 years ago
- 45 mins to make
- Serves 4
I love creamy pasta sauces, but most use heavy cream which of course really spikes up the fat content. Here the creaminess is provided by a sauce made with low-fat milk, flour, and parmesan cheese. No extra seasoning other than s&p is necessary because of the Italian sausage - use sweet or hot depending on your taste. Read more .. See less
Ingredients
- 2 fresh italian sausage links (about 8 oz total) shopping list
- 1/2 large onion, chopped in fairly large pieces shopping list
- 1/2 cup carrots, chopped shopping list
- 1/2 red bell pepper, chopped shopping list
- 1/2 yellow bell pepper, chopped shopping list
- 1/2 cup white wine or chicken broth shopping list
- 1 Tsp dried parsley or 1 Tblsp fresh parsley shopping list
- 1 Tblsp flour shopping list
- 1 cup 1% milk shopping list
- 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese shopping list
- salt & freshly ground black pepper to taste shopping list
- 1 cup uncooked pasta (I used mezze penne) shopping list
How to make it
- Pierce the casings of the Italian Sausage with a knife and remove. Crumble the sausage into a skillet and brown slightly until it starts to render some juice/fat. (no additional oil necessary)
- Add the onions, carrots, and bell pepper(s) and continue sauteeing until the sausage is browned and the veggies are tender. Drain if necessary.
- Pour in the wine/broth. Add parsley. Simmer on low heat while preparing pasta of your choice according to pkg directions. Drain pasta and keep warm, but reserve some of the pasta cooking liquid.
- When pasta is almost cooked, mix flour, milk, and parmesan cheese in small bowl. Add to skillet with sausage and veggie mixture. Cook until thickened. Add salt & pepper to taste.
- Mix in pasta, and add some of the pasta cooking liquid if necessary. Adjust seasonings. Sprinkle more parmesan cheese on top and serve.
- If you will be reheating leftovers, you will probably have to add more liquid as the pasta absorbs more liquid the longer it sits.
The Rating
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Wow! This looks so good! My farmers market has the best spicy Italian sausage. I'll pick some up next time I go to make this! Pretty pic too ;)
mommyluvs2cook
in Santa Fe loved it
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Made this again and it was just as delicious as the first time :) Added a review in the I Made It II this time -------------> Creamy Italian S...more
mommyluvs2cook
in Santa Fe loved it
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This is YUM!! 5 stars definitely! Creamy Italian Sausage Pasta
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