The flavours in this Creamy Sausage Pasta are something special, but thankfully it’s also a really easy dish to make. This recipe uses a few extra tricks: ✅ Cream cheese for a creamy sauce without any heavy cream ✅ Chunks of sausage for mini meatballs without the faff, and ✅ Magical fennel seeds which transform it into something really special (more on that in a minute) The pasta softens in the liquid, transforming it into a delicious, sticky, silky sauce right there as it cooks. What could be easier? I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again, one pan meals ARE LIFE. Check out some of my other winning one pan pasta recipes here.
Why you’ll love this easy Sausage Pasta recipe
⭐️ Dinner in under 30 minutes ⭐️ All made in a single pan ⭐️ Super fresh and mouthwateringly tasty ⭐️ Sausage Pasta Bake – Pop some breadcrumbs on top and melt under a hot grill before serving. (If you plan to do this, you will need to add all of the stock, and possibly a little more, as all of it will be absorbed by the extra heat) ⭐️ Cheesy Sausage Pasta Bake – Add plenty of grated cheese on top and melt under a hot grill before serving. (If you plan to do this, you will need to add all of the stock, and possibly a little more, as all of it will be absorbed by the extra heat) ⭐️ Spicy Sausage Pasta – Increase the chilli flakes in the recipe to your taste ⭐️ Healthy Sausage Pasta – Remove the cream cheese from the recipe and use lower fat sausages, or even just pork mince ⭐️ Gluten Free Sausage Pasta – Make sure your sausages and stock are gluten free, and use your favourite gluten free pasta ⭐️ Vegetarian Sausage Pasta – Use veggie sausages instead
Substitutions
Veggie sausages – You can try this as a vegetarian alternative dish by using chunks of veggie sausages instead. It will work really well Vegetables – Feel free to mix up the kind of veggies you add in here, according to your tastes or what you have in and needs using up
NB If you don’t serve this as soon as it’s cooked, you’ll find that the sauce absorbs into the pasta and there’s not a lot left. It won’t affect the taste, you may just want to add a splash more stock or some cream cheese when you warm it through. In the freezer I’m not a big fan of freezing pasta as it can go quite mushy when defrosted and reheated. All that said, there’s nothing wrong with freezing for lunch if you have leftovers, it’s just not quite as good as fresh or reheated from the fridge. I like to squish some of the sausage chunks with the spoon as they cook so that they go nice and crispy. It also makes them really deliciously meaty tasting.
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