Description
Creamy Tomato Sausage Pasta is a cozy one-pan dish featuring juicy sausage ‘meatballs’ simmered in a rich tomato and cream sauce that clings perfectly to tender pasta. Ready in just 20 minutes, it’s the perfect weeknight comfort meal that tastes restaurant-quality with minimal effort.
Ingredients
600 g (1 lb 5 oz) good-quality beef sausages
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp freshly minced garlic
700 g (24 oz) passata
2½ cups (625 ml) beef stock
300 g (10½ oz) short pasta (rigatoni, penne, or macaroni)
1 cup (250 ml) heavy (thickened) cream
Sea salt flakes, to taste
Cracked black pepper, to taste
¼ cup (25 g) freshly grated parmesan, plus extra to serve
¼ bunch fresh basil, leaves picked (optional)
Instructions
- Squeeze sausage meat from casings and roll into small meatballs.
- Heat olive oil in a large, deep pan over medium–high heat. Add sausage meatballs and cook for 2–3 minutes, until golden on all sides.
- Stir in minced garlic, followed by passata and beef stock. Mix well.
- Add the pasta, cream, salt, and pepper. Stir to combine, ensuring pasta is submerged in liquid.
- Cover and simmer for 10–12 minutes, stirring occasionally, until pasta is tender and sauce has thickened slightly.
- Turn off heat, cover, and let rest for 3 minutes to allow sauce to thicken.
- Sprinkle with parmesan and top with fresh basil before serving.
Notes
Use chicken sausages for a lighter version or plant-based sausages for a vegetarian option.
Add chili flakes, Italian herbs, or a splash of balsamic vinegar for extra flavor.
Stir in vegetables like spinach, peas, or capsicum near the end of cooking for added nutrition.
Letting the pasta rest covered helps the sauce thicken naturally.
Leftovers can be refrigerated for 3 days or frozen for up to 2 months.
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Category: Main Course
- Method: One-Pan
- Cuisine: Italian-Inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 portion
- Calories: 670
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 980 mg
- Fat: 38 g
- Saturated Fat: 17 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 18 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 55 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 30 g
- Cholesterol: 110 mg
