Spicy Sausage Pasta (One-Pot Recipe)
This Spicy Sausage Pasta recipe is all made in one-pot for easy clean up and is a comforting, filling dinner. The rigatoni pasta cooks right in the spicy Italian sausage sauce made with crushed tomatoes and pesto.
- Author: Kathleen
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Total Time: 55 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Stove
- Cuisine: Italian
- 1 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 medium yellow onion (diced)
- 1 pound spicy Italian sausage, bulk or casings removed
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional, for extra heat)
- 2 28oz cans crushed tomatoes
- 3 cups water
- 3/4 cup pesto (divided)
- 1 pound rigatoni pasta, or other short noodle
- 2-3 cups shredded kale
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- salt and pepper, to taste
- fresh chopped parsley (optional, for garnish)
- Prep - Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Cook Onions and Sausage - In a very large pot, oven safe is preferred, like a large dutch oven, heat the olive oil over medium heat and cook the onions, until softened. Add the sausage, crumble and cook until browned.
- Add Aromatics - Add the garlic, Italian seasoning, and red pepper flakes (if using) and cook for about 30 seconds until garlic is fragrant.
- Add Pasta - Add the crushed tomatoes, water, kale, 1/2 cup of the pesto, and the pasta. Add a heavy pinch of salt and pepper to taste. Stir together.
- Cook Pasta - Bring to a simmer/gentle boil (you may need to increase the heat to medium-high). Stir occasionally (carefully!) to keep the pasta from sticking to the bottom. Cook for 8-10 minutes until pasta is just al dente.
- Prep for Baking - Remove from heat. If you're not using an oven safe pot, transfer to a baking dish. Drizzle remaining 1/4 cup of pesto on top of the pasta and top with the shredded cheese.
- Bake - Bake in preheated oven for about 25 minutes until the cheese is melted, bubbly, and starting to brown. Sprinkle with fresh, chopped parsley.
- Enjoy - Allow to cool for at least 10 minutes before serving.
Notes
- Spicy Italian Sausage - If you don't like spicy, go ahead and use mild Italian sausage. I used pork, but you could sub chicken sausage if you prefer.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/6 of recipe
- Calories: 844
- Sugar: 15.8 g
- Sodium: 1639.8 mg
- Fat: 40.9 g
- Carbohydrates: 82.7 g
- Fiber: 9.6 g
- Protein: 39 g
- Cholesterol: 64 mg
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