Cheesy Sausage Pasta One Pot

With tender pasta, 3 kinds of cheese, and juicy Italian sausage, this dish had heaps of flavor, and needs very little clean up!

One-Pot Pasta

This recipe is made in one pot, which means less mess.
We love the combination of spiced sausage and cheese sauce.
Use any medium pasta you’d like. Veggies can be added to the mix too.
This dish reheats well for lunches (add a splash of milk before heating).

Ingredients in Cheesy Sausage Pasta

Sausage pasta often consists of Italian sausage in a tomato based sauce. We love that this recipe is a bit different with a creamy cheesy mac and cheese style sauce.

SAUSAGE: Italian sausage offers a little fennel and oregano flavor and cooks along with the pasta. It adds lots of flavor to this dish. A smoked sausage can be used it preferred.

PASTA: Penne is a great pasta since the tubes hold lots of cheesy sauce. Any medium pasta such as bowtie, rotini, even cavatappi will work.

You may need to adjust cook time (and add a bit of water) if you change the pasta.

SAUCE: The pasta cooks right in the sauce along with the sausage. The starches from the pasta help to thicken while the flavors in the sauce really cling to the pasta.

Be sure to remove the sauce from the heat before stirring in the cheese, too much heat can cause the sauce to separate.

Cheese will thicken the sauce so ensure you have a bit of liquid before adding the cheese. If the sauce gets too thick, you can stir in a little bit of broth.

How to Make Cheesy Sausage Pasta

Brown sausage & onion in a large pot.
Add all remaining ingredients to the same pot and simmer until pasta is tender.
Remove sausage, slice, & return to pot. (As per recipe below)
Stir in cheeses until melted. Garnish with extra cheese.

Storing Leftovers

Keep cooled leftovers in a sealed container in the refrigerator up to 3 days. Reheat on the stovetop or in the microwave. Cheesy pasta sausage tastes better the next day and is a hearty way to energize the rest of the school or workday!

If desired, this can be topped with a crumb topping and broiled for 2 minutes. Prepare the pasta as directed and combine 2 tablespoons seasoned bread crumbs with 1 tablespoon melted butter. Sprinkle overtop and broil.

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