Make this Penne with Sausage and Spicy Cream Tomato Sauce recipe tonight! It’s simple to prepare and super delicious. A family-pleasing dinner that is ready in less than 30 minutes.
This Penne with Sausage and Spicy Cream Tomato Sauce recipe is simple to prepare and super delicious.
Don’t we all love a good pasta recipe? I know my family does! Plus, we could all use a few more easy and delicious dinner ideas in our lives… am I right?
Well, this recipe fits the bill since it’s not only super easy to make but also amazingly delicious. It’s perfect for a weeknight dinner, you can have this ready in less than 30 minutes!!
This recipe is comforting! The sausage gives the dish meatiness and just a bit of spiciness. The sauce is creamy and tangy … just perfection!
There’s no bad time for a luscious bowl of mouthwatering Penne with Sausage and Spicy Cream Tomato Sauce so go ahead and jazz up your dinner tonight!!!
Easy Pasta Dinner Recipe
I usually don’t cook pasta more than once per week, but when I do I like to try new ways to serve it. This time I decided to I crank things up a notch by adding Bob Evans Original Sausage. At first, I was a bit hesitant to add it because, as you know, my kids are super picky eaters. Any change of color, or texture, in their food, turns on the alarms and they shoot their mouths immediately. Thank goodness, that didn’t happen this time. They loved the “creamy pasta” – as they named it.
Spicy Pasta Dinner
I use a pinch of red pepper flakes in the sauce to give it a little “zing“– nothing overwhelming! You can add more or leave it out entirely depending on your family’s spice tolerance.
Looking for more sausage recipes?
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- Easy Sausage and Veggies Foil Packets with Grilled Chipotle Mangoes
- Easy Sausage and Peppers Rice Skillet
- Turkey Sausage Alfredo Lasagna [VIDEO]
- Sausage and Potato Breakfast Tacos
Ingredients
- 1 lb penne pasta
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cup onion, chopped finely
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 Bob Evan Original Sausage Roll
- 2 cans ( 8 oz each) tomato sauce
- 1 can ( 14.5 oz) diced tomatoes
- 1/2 teaspoon hot red pepper flakes
- Salt and cracked black pepper to taste
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- Fresh basil leaves, chopped for serving (optional)
- Grated Parmesan cheese for serving
Instructions
- Cook the penne pasta according to package directions. Drain and reserve.
- Heat oil in a saucepan over medium. Sauté the onions and garlic until soft, about 3 minutes. Add Bob Evans sausage roll; cook and crumble the sausage until no longer pink.
- Add in the tomatoes and hot red pepper flakes; mix to combine. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Pour in the heavy cream and butter; stir to combine.
- Add the drained pasta into the sauce and toss to combine. Bring the sauce and pasta to a boil, stirring to coat the pasta with sauce.
- Sprinkle on the basil and Parmesan cheese, if desired. Serve.
Nutrition
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Recipe originally posted April 2016, some edits made in April 2019.
This recipe is INCREDIBLE-easy, adaptive, total comfort food. I make it for my boyfriend and me probably twice a month because we always have the ingredients on hand, and I’m making it for my parents when we visit them this weekend. I’ve used chicken or whatever other protein we have if we don’t have sausage and it works just as well. I like to add chopped spinach as well so I can pretend to be a little healthy. 😀
Hello Laura! This is one of our favorite dinners. I’m so glad you enjoyed it and thank you so much for taking the time to come back and let me know!
Mmmm….. the Spicy Cream Tomato Sauce caught my attention! And the Le Creuset 😉 I’m going to have to try this recipe soon <3
Thanks for your comment, JD!! This recipe makes a great weeknight dinner ☺
Wow this pasta looks delicious! It sounds easy too so I will be making this one soon! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Thanks you, Sam, for stopping by!!!
Oriana, I am all about a quick, easy, comforting meal. 90% of the time I am in a mad rush about dinner time. This meal is perfect for me and my family. The pictures are BEAUTIFUL!!! Would love a big bowl of your Penne right about now…. Can’t wait until I can make this!
So do I, Katie!! This penne dish is delicious and quick to make…Win-Win. Hope you give a try soon.
The spicy sauce must be the best> I love anything spicy. I like the addition of sausage. My whole family would like this dinner:)
You can make it as hot and spicy as you wish by adding more pepper flakes, Ilona!! Thanks for stopping by.
Mm, this pasta sounds sooo good! I love how quick and easy pasta recipes are, but I seriously need to mix it up a little. I’m adding sausage to my shopping list STAT! Also, that enamled pan you cooked the pasta in is stunning! Is it Le Creuset? The color is my fave!
Hi Willow – Yes, it is Le Creuset! That is my fave color too. Thanks for your comment =)
This looks amazing! Sadly I think I could finish off that pot right now 🙂
Hahaha, Ann! That pot could fed a small army. Hope you give try soon. Thanks for stopping by =)