One Pot Creamy Sausage and Shells
One pot creamy sausage and shells is an easy pot pot pasta recipe with Italian sausage in a delicious tomato cream sauce. This quick and easy dinner is perfect for busy weeknights!
Servings: 10
Cost: $10
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ cup diced onions
- 2 garlic cloves finely minced
- 1 pound Italian sausage casings removed
- 1 tablespoon Italian Seasoning
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 16 ounces medium shell pasta uncooked
- 28 ounces marinara sauce
- 3 cups water
- 1 ½ cups heavy cream
- 1 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
- fresh parsley, optional chopped
Instructions
- Heat a Dutch oven or large pot until warm, then add the olive oil and onions, and cook until onions are just soft
- Add garlic, and heat until fragrant
- Add the sausage, and cook on medium high heat until no longer pink, crumbling the meat with a spatula, as it cooks.
- Add the Italian seasoning, sea salt, garlic powder and pepper, and cook until sausage is browned
- Stir in the pasta, marinara sauce and water, then cover with lid, and cook until pasta starts to soften, stirring frequently to make sure pasta doesn't stick to the bottom
- Remove lid, reduce heat to medium, and stir in heavy cream. Simmer uncovered on medium heat until pasta is al dente. Stir in Parmesan cheese, top with fresh parsley, if desired, and serve immediately
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Notes
I like using large 28-ounce jars of sauce, but you can use regular 24-ounce jars. The sauce will just be a little lighter. You can also use more or less cream to achieve desired taste and consistency.
If you don't have shell pasta, you can sub penne pasta or rotini or another short pasta shape.
For deeper flavor, use beef broth instead of water.
Nutrition
Calories: 523kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 84mg | Sodium: 1132mg | Potassium: 514mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 964IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 153mg | Iron: 2mg
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