Description
A comforting and creamy pasta dish featuring savory Italian sausage, sweet peas, and a luscious Parmesan cream sauce. This Sausage and Pea Pasta Recipe is a quick and delicious option for a satisfying weeknight meal.
Ingredients
Scale
Pasta:
- 12 oz pasta (penne or rigatoni)
Sauce:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pound Italian sausage (casings removed)
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 cup frozen peas (thawed)
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- Chopped fresh parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Cook the Pasta: Boil pasta until al dente, drain, and set aside, reserving 1/2 cup of pasta water.
- Sauté Sausage: Brown sausage in olive oil, breaking it up as it cooks. Add garlic and cook until fragrant.
- Add Peas and Cream: Stir in peas, then pour in heavy cream. Simmer.
- Combine and Serve: Mix in pasta and Parmesan cheese. Adjust consistency with pasta water. Season and garnish with parsley.
Notes
- You can substitute chicken or turkey sausage for a lighter version.
- Add red pepper flakes for heat or stir in baby spinach for extra greens.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 610
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 820mg
- Fat: 33g
- Saturated Fat: 14g
- Unsaturated Fat: 16g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 55g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 26g
- Cholesterol: 80mg
