Best 8 Creamy Italian Sausage Penne Recipes

BAKED PENNE WITH ITALIAN SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• Heat oil in a large, deep skillet. Place sausage and onion in the skillet and cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain excess fat. Pour in wine, and cook for 1 minute, stirring, to deglaze the pan. Stir in tomato sauce, diced tomatoes and tomato paste. Simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Toss with cooked pasta, and place in a 9x13 inch baking dish. Sprinkle top with mozzarella.
• Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until cheese is melted.

CREAMY SAUSAGE PENNE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to boil and cook the penne until al dente; drain well and do NOT rinse.
• After you put the water on to boil, remove sausage meat from the casings, crumble, and set aside.
• In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium-high heat.
• Add garlic and cayenne and saute for approximately 30 seconds, then add sausage meat to skillet.
• Cook until sausage meat is no longer pink (about 5 minutes or so).
• Add cream, salt, pepper and nutmeg to skillet and turn heat to high to bring mixture to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer, gently, until the cream reduces and the sauce thickens a bit; it takes about 10 minutes.
• Place cooked penne in a large serving bowl (it's nice if you warm it first) and pour sauce over; add butter and cheese to bowl and combine all well.
• Taste; add more salt and/or pepper if you wish.
• Sprinkle chopped herbs over top and serve.

CREAMY ITALIAN SAUSAGE ONE-PAN PASTA

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large, deep skillet over medium heat. When the oil is hot, add the sausage and cook until it starts to brown, about 5 minutes. Add the onions and cook until softened and translucent and the sausage is well browned, another 5 to 7 minutes. Add the oregano, fennel seeds, red pepper flakes, garlic and some salt and black pepper and stir again.
• Next, add the broth, tomato puree and tomato paste and stir well. Add the uncooked pasta into the sauce, bring to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until the pasta is al dente, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the mozzarella and mascarpone. Taste and add more seasoning if necessary. Serve with shaved Parmesan and torn basil leaves.

CREAMY ITALIAN SAUSAGE PASTA

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package direction. In a large skillet, cook sausage in oil and butter over medium heat for 5 minutes. Add red pepper and onion; cook and stir until vegetables are tender and sausage is no longer pink. add wine or broth; cook for 2 minutes. Add the cream, cheese, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. reduce heat; cook over low heat for 8-10 minutes, stirring occasionally., Drain pasta. In a large bowl, combine sausage mixture and pasta. Before serving, sprinkle with parsley.

SAUSAGE AND PEPPER PENNE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; add penne and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat, and cook and stir sausage, onion, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, orange bell pepper, and mushrooms until vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes.
• Stir diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, minced garlic, garlic powder, oregano, basil, salt, black pepper, and red pepper flakes into vegetable mixture; bring to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes.
• Drain pasta and spoon onto plates and top with sauce mixture.

PENNE IN CREAM SAUCE WITH SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Melt butter with oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic and sauté until golden brown and tender, about 7 minutes. Add sausage and sauté until golden brown and cooked through, breaking up with back of spoon, about 7 minutes. Drain any excess drippings from skillet. Add wine to skillet and boil until almost all liquid evaporates, about 2 minutes. Add tomatoes with juices and simmer
• 3 minutes. Add cream and simmer until sauce thickens slightly, about 5 minutes. Stir in 4 tablespoons parsley. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Remove from heat. (Sauce can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• Cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to bite. Drain pasta; transfer to large bowl.
• Bring sauce to simmer. Pour sauce over pasta. Add 3/4 cup cheese and toss to coat. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup cheese and 2 tablespoons parsley.

PENNE IN CREAM SAUCE WITH SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Melt butter with oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add sausage, onion and garic and saute until golden brown and tender, about 7 minutes.
• Drain any excess dripping from skillet.
• Add wine to skillet and boil until almost all liquid evaporates, about 2 minutes.
• Add tomatoes with juices and simmer 3 minutes.
• Add cream and simmer until sauce thickens slightly, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in 4 tablespoons parsley.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Remove from heat.
• Cook pasta in large pot of boiling, salted water until firm to bite.
• Drain; transfer to large bowl.
• Bring sauce to simmer.
• Pour sauce over pasta.
• Add 3/4 cup cheese and toss to coat.
• Sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup cheese and 2 tablespoons parsley.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE AND PENNE PASTA BAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375ºF.
• Cook pasta as directed on package, omitting salt.
• Meanwhile, cook sausage in large skillet on medium heat 8 to 9 min. or until done, stirring occasionally. Remove sausage from skillet; drain skillet. Add oil and onions to same skillet; cook on medium heat 4 min. or until onions are crisp-tender, adding garlic for the last minute. Stir in cream cheese spread and broth; cook and stir 2 min. or until cream cheese spread is melted.
• Drain pasta. Add to cream cheese mixture with the sun-dried tomatoes, basil and sausage; mix lightly. Spoon into 2-qt. casserole sprayed with cooking spray. Top with cheese; cover.
• Bake 30 min. or until heated through.