Creamy Pasta, Sausage & Tomato Skillet Meal
“Is it ready yet?” is something I hear the minute my son discovers I’m making one of his favorite pasta dishes, this one!
This creamy pasta, sausage and tomato skillet meal is kid and picky-adult friendly. I mean can you really go wrong with pasta, sausage, cheese, and tomatoes? It’s super simple to make, filling, and flavorful. The simple whipping cream sauce gets a super boost of flavor from the fresh garlic, onions, smokey sausage and fresh tomatoes!
Let me tell you, on busy weekdays I live for quick and easy skillet meals like this. Pair it up with some homemade garlic bread, a salad and BAM! A home-cooked dinner is done in 30 minutes!
Sometimes I’ll add broccoli, spinach or sweet peas to give it a burst of color if I have some on hand.
Here’s the smoked turkey sausage that I use. I get it from Walmart, Target or Harris Teeter. Feel free to use other sausages like sweet Italian sausage.
Watch me make this easy Creamy Pasta, Sausage & Tomato Skillet Meal from start to finish!
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Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cup mini bow-tie pasta, uncooked
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 8 oz smoked turkey dinner sausage, diced
- 1/2 cup onions, diced
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- dash of red pepper flakes, optional
- 2 diced tomatoes, about 1 1/2 cups
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 2/3 cup Italian cheese blend, can also use mozzarella
- 1 tablespoon parsley flakes, plus more for garnish
- salt & pepper, if desired
Instructions
- Bring water to a boil and cook pasta until al dente.
- Drain and set aside.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet.
- Brown the sausage.
- Add garlic and onions.
- Cook until onions are tender and translucent. Add red pepper flakes if desired.
- Add in diced tomatoes.
- Stir in whipping cream.
- Let it simmer for about 2-3 minutes until the sauce thickens.
- When sauce has thickened up stir in the pasta.
- Sprinkle in the cheese.
- Add parsley and salt & pepper to taste. You may also add sweet peas, chopped broccoli or spinach to give it some color.
- Stir it up and serve!
Well hello there Mrs. Diva…I must say my 14 year daughter and I made this meal tonight and it was oh so very good. Before, I consider myself a Div but w/out the “a” because I didn’t cook but after making meals from your site…girl you can’t tell me nothing. I was with a guy who cooked for us for many years because I hated cooking but since my 14 year old daughter introduce me to Monique now it’s “on and popin” in this house.
Now I must say I am ready to entertain my friends and family and let them know DIVA’S CAN COOK. Thank you so much Monique you are truly a blessing:)
i am trying this tonight..i cant wait! i will be using garlic powder instead of garlic clove and a little butter instead of olive oil with my beef smoked sausage.
I’m not a fan of creamy things… But this pasta dis was delicious!! And I love the fact that it’s so quick and easy to make.
This is everything! Those diced tomatoes in every bite with sausage… Yes GAWD! LOL… My family enjoyed it.
I made this today and my family ate the entire pot. I added pre-cooked Tyson’s chicken breast and extra cheese. This is an excellent recipe!
Hi Monique! I just tried this recipe and it came out GREAT! Yes, this is a keeper! This is the second recipe I’ve tried and honey I’m going to keep on going! Thank you so much for sharing with us!