Quick Easy Italian Sausage Dinner

Italian sausage cooked in tomato sauce served with pasta.

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 20

Total Time 25

Course Meat Main Course, Pasta

Cuisine Italian

Servings

Calories 545 kcal

Ingredients

olive oil
5-6 links Italian sausage hot or mild - you pick
1/2 1 lb. box pasta
1 teaspoon salt for pasta water - optional
3 1/2 (28oz.) cups marinara sauce canned or homemade - you pick
grated parmesan cheese for serving

Instructions

Poke holes in the sausage so that the juices can run off when they start to cook.
Put a pot of salted water on for the pasta. You could even cook the pasta in the skillet with the sausage. When you add the sauce add the pasta. It works best that way with a short pasta like penne or rigatoni.Put a large skillet on at medium high and eyeball just enough olive oil to lightly coat the bottom of the pan. Put the sausage in. Brown them well on each side. About 2 minutes a side.
When the sausage is browned and firmed up move them to your cutting board and cut them in half lengthwise. Put them back in the pan with the flat side down. Add the sauce and bring it to a simmer then lower the heat just enough to maintain a fast simmer. Move the sausage around a few times as it finishes cooking in the sauce. About 8-10 minutes.
Your pasta will be done so you now can enjoy your Quick Easy Italian Sausage Dinner. Bon Appetito!

Nutrition

Calories: 545kcalCarbohydrates: 210gProtein: 91gFat: 95gSaturated Fat: 33gCholesterol: 213mgSodium: 23429mgPotassium: 13481mgFiber: 58gSugar: 164gVitamin A: 16708IUVitamin C: 276mgCalcium: 552mgIron: 43mg

Keyword Italian, Italian Sausage, main course, Mediterranean Diet, quick and easy

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