Easy Italian Sausage Tomato Pasta

• servings: 4 servings
• active time: 10 minutes
• total time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

8 ounces uncooked pasta

16 ounces Italian sausage

2-3 cloves garlic (minced)

2 tablespoons tomato paste

1 (14 ounce) can tomato sauce

3/4 cup heavy/whipping cream

1/4 teaspoon Italian seasoning

Salt & pepper (to taste)

Freshly grated parmesan cheese (optional, to taste)

Directions

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

Meanwhile, add the sausage meat to a skillet over medium-high heat and cook for 7-10 minutes or until nicely browned, breaking it up with your spoon as you go along. If there's a lot of excess fat, spoon most of it out.

Reduce the heat to medium, then stir in the garlic and sauté for about a minute.

Add in the tomato paste, tomato sauce, cream, and Italian seasoning. Stir until smooth. Let the sauce simmer for about 5 minutes or until it's thickened up to your liking.

Taste and season the sauce with salt & pepper as needed. If the sauce is a little too acidic/tangy for your tastes, add in a pinch of sugar.

Drain the pasta and add it to the skillet (add a splash of hot pasta water to the skillet prior to draining if the sauce gets too thick). Serve immediately with freshly grated parmesan cheese if desired.

Nutrition

• Calories: 787 kcal
• Total Fat: 53 g
• Saturated Fat: 23 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 26 g
• Cholesterol: 137 mg
• Sodium: 1378 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 52 g
• Dietary Fiber: 4 g
• Total Sugars: 7 g
• Protein: 26 g