Italian Sausage Pasta
Indulge in a savory Italian sausage pasta that’s bursting with flavor! This delightful dish features juicy Italian sausage sautéed to perfection and generously coated in Rao's rich tomato pesto sauce, making it a satisfying yet wallet-friendly meal. Ready in no time, it's the perfect weeknight dinner that will have everyone coming back for seconds!
Prep
15
min
Cook
30
min
Serves
4
people
Level
beginner
📝 Ingredients
Serves 4🥬Fresh Produce(1)
- $3 Raos tomato pesto sauce (as a cheaper alternative use tomato paste)optionaltomato paste
🥩Meat & Seafood(1)
- $4 Italian sausage (ground) (454 g)
🥛Dairy & Eggs(2)
- Heavy whipping cream
- Parmesan cheese
🫙Pantry Staples(1)
- $1 Spaghetti (454 g)
👨🍳 Instructions
- 1
Break down the spaghetti.
- 2
Add some heavy whipping cream and Rao's tomato pesto sauce to the pan.
- 3
Cook it down and add some Parmesan cheese.
- 4
Finally, add the spaghetti to the sauce and mix well.
💡 Pro Tips
- ✓Remove sausage casings and break into 1/2-inch pieces rather than slicing to create more surface area for browning and better sauce integration.technique1/2-inch pieces
- ✓Add heavy cream off heat or at low temperature below 180°F to prevent curdling from the acid in tomato sauce.techniqueBelow 180°F
- ✓Reserve 1 cup of starchy pasta water before draining - its 2-3% starch content acts as an emulsifier to bind sauce to pasta.technique2-3% starch content
- ✓Cook pasta 1-2 minutes under package time, then finish in the sauce for 1-2 minutes so it absorbs flavors while completing cooking.timing1-2 minutes under
- ✓Use a 3:1 ratio of pasta to sauce by weight for proper coating without drowning the pasta in excess liquid.technique3:1 ratio
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Prep
15
min
Cook
30
min
Serves
4
people
Level
beginner
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Italian Sausage Pasta
Indulge in a savory Italian sausage pasta that’s bursting with flavor! This delightful dish features juicy Italian sausage sautéed to perfection and generously coated in Rao's rich tomato pesto sauce, making it a satisfying yet wallet-friendly meal. Ready in no time, it's the perfect weeknight dinner that will have everyone coming back for seconds!
📝 Ingredients
Serves 4🥬Fresh Produce(1)
- $3 Raos tomato pesto sauce (as a cheaper alternative use tomato paste)optionaltomato paste
🥩Meat & Seafood(1)
- $4 Italian sausage (ground) (454 g)
🥛Dairy & Eggs(2)
- Heavy whipping cream
- Parmesan cheese
🫙Pantry Staples(1)
- $1 Spaghetti (454 g)
👨🍳 Instructions
- 1
Break down the spaghetti.
- 2
Add some heavy whipping cream and Rao's tomato pesto sauce to the pan.
- 3
Cook it down and add some Parmesan cheese.
- 4
Finally, add the spaghetti to the sauce and mix well.
💡 Pro Tips
- ✓Remove sausage casings and break into 1/2-inch pieces rather than slicing to create more surface area for browning and better sauce integration.technique1/2-inch pieces
- ✓Add heavy cream off heat or at low temperature below 180°F to prevent curdling from the acid in tomato sauce.techniqueBelow 180°F
- ✓Reserve 1 cup of starchy pasta water before draining - its 2-3% starch content acts as an emulsifier to bind sauce to pasta.technique2-3% starch content
- ✓Cook pasta 1-2 minutes under package time, then finish in the sauce for 1-2 minutes so it absorbs flavors while completing cooking.timing1-2 minutes under
- ✓Use a 3:1 ratio of pasta to sauce by weight for proper coating without drowning the pasta in excess liquid.technique3:1 ratio