One-Pot Sausage Pasta
The pasta cooks right in the sauce. One pot, thirty minutes, one thing to wash.
- Prep
- 5 min
- Cook
- 25 min
- Total
- 30 min
- Makes
- 4 people
- Difficulty
- easy
- Heat
- 🌶
Cooking dry pasta in the sauce instead of a separate pot of water does two things: it saves the dishes, and the starch from the pasta thickens the sauce so it clings. Brown the sausage, pour in the rest, stir now and then, done.
Ingredients
Gear
- large pot or deep skillet with a lid
Method
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Brown the sausage
Cook the sausage in the pot over medium-high, breaking it into small pieces, until browned. Add the onion for the last few minutes to soften.
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Garlic
Stir in the garlic for 30 seconds, until it smells good.
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Everything else
Add the crushed tomatoes, chicken stock, pasta, and salt. Stir, scraping up anything stuck to the bottom, and bring to a boil.
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Simmer
Turn the heat down to a lively simmer, cover, and cook until the pasta is tender, stirring every few minutes so it does not stick.
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Finish
Take the pot off the heat. Stir in the spinach until it wilts, then the parmesan. Let it sit a couple of minutes to thicken.
Notes
- tipIf the pot looks dry before the pasta is done, add a splash of water or stock.
- variationStir in 1/2 cup of heavy cream with the parmesan for a creamy version.
- variationSwap the sausage for ground beef and add a teaspoon of Italian seasoning.