Soups & Pastas

Creamy Sausage and Peppers Pasta

Name: Creamy Sausage and Peppers Pasta
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 8 ounces uncooked pasta (I used bucatini); 1 pound Italian sausage (see note); 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1/2 medium onion (chopped); 1 medium red bell pepper (chopped); 1 medium yellow bell pepper (chopped); 1 tablespoon butter; 2-3 cloves garlic (minced); 1 teaspoon flour; 1 cup heavy/whipping cream; 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard; 2 cups (packed) fresh baby spinach; Salt & pepper (to taste); Freshly grated parmesan cheese (optional, to taste)

4 servings

porzioni

10 minutes

tempo di preparazione

40 minutes

tempo totale

Inizia a Cucinare

Ingredienti

8 ounces uncooked pasta (I used bucatini)

1 pound Italian sausage (see note)

1 tablespoon olive oil

1/2 medium onion (chopped)

1 medium red bell pepper (chopped)

1 medium yellow bell pepper (chopped)

1 tablespoon butter

2-3 cloves garlic (minced)

1 teaspoon flour

1 cup heavy/whipping cream

1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard

2 cups (packed) fresh baby spinach

Salt & pepper (to taste)

Freshly grated parmesan cheese (optional, to taste)

Istruzioni

Boil a large, salted pot of water and cook the pasta al dente according to package directions.

Meanwhile, brown the sausage meat in a skillet over medium-high heat, breaking it up as you go along (about 8-10 minutes). Once it's cooked through, transfer it to a paper towel lined plate.

Add the oil to the skillet, along with the onion and chopped bell peppers. Cook until the onion is lightly browned and the peppers have softened up (about 7-8 minutes).

Reduce the heat to medium. Add the butter and garlic to the skillet, and once the butter melts, sprinkle in the flour and cook for about a minute, stirring well.

Stir in the cream and Dijon mustard (ensure there's no lumps from the flour). The sauce should thicken quite quickly, so don't let it cook for more than a minute or so before moving on to the next step.

Add the cooked sausage and spinach to the skillet and stir/toss.

Before draining the pasta, add in a splash (a couple tablespoons or so) of the hot pasta water to the skillet, then drain the pasta and add it to the skillet. Toss until the spinach has wilted and the pasta is coated with the sauce. Serve immediately with salt & pepper as needed and some freshly grated parmesan cheese.

Nutrizione

Dimensione della Porzione

Calorie

890 kcal

Grassi Totali

64 g

Grassi Saturi

29 g

Grassi Insaturi

31 g

Grassi Trans

0.1 g

Colesterolo

161 mg

Sodio

892 mg

Carboidrati Totali

51 g

Fibra Alimentare

3 g

Zuccheri Totali

5 g

Proteine

27 g