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One Pot Cheesy Smoked Sausage Pasta

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One Pot Cheesy Smoked Sausage Pasta- A delicious quick and easy meal that is full of flavor! Leftovers taste amazing too!

One Pot Cheesy Smoked Sausage Pasta

For Father’s Day I had my kids fill out an “All About Dad” questionnaire and for his favorite food, my son put this Sausage Pasta. This is our #1 favorite dinner recipe and I make it at least once or twice a month! I’ve been making a similar recipe like today’s One Pot Cheesy Smoked Sausage Pasta but it was spicier so my little kids didn’t like it. Over the last few months I’ve been tweaking the recipe to make it work for my entire family and today I present to you our perfect recipe!

One Pot Cheesy Smoked Sausage Pasta

The ingredients are simple. You start out with smoked sausage, and finely diced onions and bell peppers. I dice it finely so my kids hardly notice it. After that has sauteed garlic is added.

One Pot Cheesy Smoked Sausage Pasta

Then the hardest part is behind you! Just add chicken broth, a can of diced tomatoes, cream or milk, pasta, and salt and pepper and then once the pasta is cooked through just stir in the cheese and dinner is ready!

One Pot Cheesy Smoked Sausage Pasta

This is seriously my kids #1 favorite recipe I make. They love it because it tastes so good and I love it for that reason but also because it’s so quick and easy for me to prepare and leftovers taste amazing!

One Pot Cheesy Smoked Sausage Pasta

This recipe is also a little flexible too so you can add a little more veggies or omit something you don’t like. Also, if you don’t mind a little spice, you can use a can of Rotel instead of diced tomatoes. It’s up to you! And not super fancy but sometimes I add cheddar cheese on top because my kids love it.

I hope you enjoy our family’s favorite dinner recipe!

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One Pot Cheesy Smoked Sausage Pasta

One Pot Cheesy Smoked Sausage Pasta

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 lb. smoked sausage, sliced
  • ½ onion, diced
  • 1 bell pepper, finely diced (or ½ of 2 colors of bell peppers)
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
  • 1 (14.5 oz) can diced tomatoes
  • ½ cup heavy cream
  • 10 oz. penne pasta
  • ½ teaspoon salt and pepper, each
  • 1 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese or Monterey Jack
  • Optional: ⅓ cup thinly sliced green onions

Instructions

  1. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add sausage, onions, and bell peppers and cook until lightly browned about 4 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
  2. Stir in chicken broth, diced tomatoes, cream, pasta, salt and pepper and stir. Bring to a boil, cover skillet, and reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer until pasta is tender and al-dente, about 11-13 minutes.
  3. Remove skillet from heat and stir in 1 cup cheese. Top with remaining cheese and sprinkle with scallions, if desired. Cover until cheese has melted, about 1-2 minutes.
  4. Serve immediately and enjoy!

Notes

If you don't mind a little spice, replace the diced tomatoes with a can of Rotel. (Diced tomatoes with green chilies.)

© Becky

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Comments

  3. Made this tonight & it’s so delicious! My boyfriend went back for 2nds maybe 3rds?! Thank you so much for this recipe!

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    • Wahoo! That’s great! We love this recipe so much. My son has me help him make it all the time because it’s his favorite.

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  4. I am making it tonight for a late dinner. I love that it’s so simple and I had all the ingredients already in the house so that was helpful! And Soo yummy too!! Thanks for sharing this recipe. I will def be making it again!

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