Creamy Tomato Pasta with Italian Sausage
An easy pasta meal that takes only 30 minutes! Creamy tomato sauce packed with Italian sausage and tossed with rigatoni and spinach.
Equipment
- large pot
- large skillet
Ingredients
- 8 oz rigatoni pasta
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3-4 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tablespoon sweet onions diced
- 1 lbs Italian sausage
- 28 oz canned crushed tomatoes
- ¾ teaspoon dried basil
- ¾ teaspoon dried oregano
- ⅓ cup heavy cream more if needed
- 2 cups spinach
- black pepper to taste
- 2-3 tablespoon parmesan cheese grated
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley chopped
Instructions
- Bring water to boil in a large pot, then add rigatoni pasta. Cook using package instructions. Drain and set aside.
- While waiting for pasta to boil, heat olive oil in a large skillet under medium heat. Then add garlic, sweet onions and Italian sausage. Break apart Italian sausage into smaller pieces. Saute until Italian sausage is almost cooked.
- Add crushed tomatoes, dried basil, and dried oregano to sauce. Stir and bring to a boil.
- Add heavy cream to sauce. Bring to boil and simmer for ~5 minutes. Add spinach and black pepper to taste. Stir to combine.
- Remove from heat and add rigatoni pasta to sauce. Stir to combine.
- Garnish with fresh parmesan cheese and parsley.
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
If you like the sauce creamier, add more heavy cream.
Nutrition
Serving: 1plateCalories: 785kcalCarbohydrates: 60gProtein: 29gFat: 49gSaturated Fat: 19gCholesterol: 115mgSodium: 1155mgPotassium: 1102mgFiber: 6gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 2229IUVitamin C: 27mgCalcium: 168mgIron: 5mg
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