Easy Italian Sausage Pasta (2024)

​​This simple one pot Italian Sausage Pasta recipe couldn’t be easier!

This delicious kid-friendly Italian pasta sausage recipe goes from stove to table in less than 30 minutes. It’s the perfect weekday meal for busy parents on the go! Made with Italian sausage and penne pasta in a tomato base topped with melted mozzarella and Parmesan, this meal is always a crowd-pleaser, perfect for potlucks and buffets too!

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Best Italian Sausage Recipe

• Easy and versatile Italian sausage pasta is a guaranteed hit with families and cooks alike.
• Melding sausage and pasta in a red sauce base, this spicy Italian sausage pasta recipe is prepped and ready in no time. And because it’s assembled in just one pot or skillet,cleanup couldn’t be easier!
• There is plenty of room for your choice of veggie add-ins too. Diced eggplant, peppers, zucchini, or fresh tomatoes from the garden are welcome options. Add in some slivers of fresh garlic to amp up the flavor even more.
• A creamy cheesy, topping gives this robust meal even more stick-to-your-ribs appeal!

Ingredients and Variations

Try some of these variations and let your cooking creativity go wild!

MEAT – Instead of Italian sausage, try substituting smoky chorizo with Mexican seasonings, or pre-cooked frozen meatballs from the freezer aisle. Turkey, chicken, or beef sausages can also be subbed in for the Italian. Browned ground beef could also be part of the picture, either as a stand-alone meat, or in addition to the sausage.

PASTA – Rigatoni, rotini, medium shells, or any other pasta shape you prefer will work just as well as penne pasta. Be sure to adjust cooking time accordingly, using the package directions.

CHEESE – Romano is a perfect substitute for Parmesan. Shredded provolone, muenster, or Monterey jack are also variations on mozzarella. Consider using crumbly cotija, when going for a Mexican taste variation.

How to Cook Italian Sausage Pasta

1. Use this Woll skillet to cook sausage with onion until no pink remains (as per recipe below).
2. Add in remaining ingredients, except cheese, and continue cooking until pasta is tender.
3. Top with cheese and serve hot.
4. Serve hot with a side of jalapeno cornbread.

Favorite Shortcut Tips!

Hard to believe, but prep and cook time for Italian sausage pasta can be even quicker with these tips!

• Use mini pasta shapes, (such as mini shells) instead of medium.
• Substitute onion and/or garlic powder for the diced fresh onion to make prepping and cleanup even faster!
• Packaged seasoning mixes will make cooking sausage pasta even quicker.
• Serve Italian sausage pasta from the same pot or skillet you cooked it in to make cleanup even more of a breeze.

Other Delish One Pot Meals!

• One Pot Creamy Tomato Pasta – quick 10 minute prep.
• Sausage and Potatoes Skillet – hearty and flavorful.
• One Pot Creamy Garlic Pasta – delicious side or main.
• Black Bean Pasta – delish 30 minute meal.
• Homemade Sloppy Joe Sauce – easy to make

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