This recipe for Spicy Sausage and Penne Pasta is the perfect week night meal. It’s ready in just thirty minutes and is full of cheesy goodness!
I’m always on the look out for new quick and easy dinners. If I can make the whole thing in one pan like this Spicy Sausage and Penne Pasta then all the better.
Less mess, less clean up. You can relate right?
About a year ago I made this Spicy Sausage and Penne Pasta for the first time and honestly it as a sort of a let down while it was good it wasn’t great but it was so easy to make I didn’t want to let it go.
So, I fiddled with the recipe and added a couple spices suddenly this recipe went from blah to BAM!
I used a great short cut to make this recipe even faster to prepare. I bought frozen chopped onion and bell pepper. I found them in the freezer section with the rest of the frozen vegetables.
Then, I just opened the bag measured out a cup of each and dumped them in skillet I didn’t even defrost them first. You know what the say, work smarter not harder after all adulting is hard why make it harder?
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Spicy Sausage and Penne Pasta
This recipe for Spicy Sausage and Penne Pasta is the perfect week night meal. It's ready in just thirty minutes and is full of cheesy goodness!
Ingredients
- 1 pound Kielbasa sliced
- 16 oz. penne pasta
- 10 oz Ro-Tel
- 1 cup onion diced
- 1 cup bell pepper diced
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 2 cups chicken broth
- ½ cup cream or milk
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes optional
- 1 cup Monterey Jack Cheese
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Scaillons for garnish optional
Instructions
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Add olive oil to an oven-safe skillet over medium high heat. When oil is warm add sausage, onions, bell pepper and garlic. Cook for 3-5 minutes or until sausage is browned.
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Next, add the chicken broth, tomatoes, cream, pasta, Worcestershire sauce, parprika, half of the cheese, salt and pepper and stir to combine.
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Bring to boil, cover skillet, and allow to simmer for 15 minutes.
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Add in remainder of the cheese cover to melt.
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Garnish with scallions if desired.
Recipe Notes
Nutritional information is estimated. Information will vary based on ingredient choices and serving sizes.
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This pasta dish has all my favorite flavors in it. I just love cheesy dishes and the sausage and pasta are always so good together!
So I made this recipe and I followed the directions word for word… well I didn’t preboil the noodles because it didn’t say to and it was a fail. But I fixed it by adding 2 more cups of Chicken broth and another 1.5 cups of heavy cream. Hmm was I supposed to boil the noodles separate then add them “all ready cooked” to the mixture? Mental note for next time. This recipe is top notch either way. I love it. Thank you.
Micheal, I’m so glad you made this recipe and thought it was top notch. Just to clarify the directions. You do not need to pre-cook the pasta. When you add the dry uncooked pasta to the pan bring everything to a boil then cover with a lid and simmer for 15 minutes. During that time the pasta will cook to al dente.
Thanks
Susanne