Sausage Penne Alfredo
Comfort food, especially in the cold winter months, can really hit the spot. But if you don’t have time to wait for a comfort casserole to bake in the oven, then something like this sausage penne alfredo recipe can cook up in the skillet in less time, but will give you just as much comfort!
To make this recipe, you’ll first get some pasta boiling on the stove and in the meantime, you’ll slice up some sausage. I like to use the Hillshire Farm turkey sausage. Once the sausage is all sliced up, you’ll saute it in a skillet with a bit of olive oil for a few minutes. Next you’ll add some heavy cream and Italian seasoning to the skillet and continue to stir as you bring it to a boil.
I always use my homemade Italian seasoning in this recipe too. It’s a simple blend of five of your pantry spices and it works great!
The next step in the skillet recipe is to reduce the heat and stir in some parmesan. The mixture will be starting to get a little thicker at this point. Now you can drain the cooked pasta and add it to the skillet. The whole process will only take about 20 minutes and your comfort food will be ready.
Another bonus for this recipe is that it only has five ingredients so it’s pretty simple to get on the table at the end of a busy day. And that’s comforting in a recipe too!
Sausage Penne Alfredo
Ingredients:
- 1 pkg sausage (I use a 13 oz Hillshire Farm turkey sausage)
- 8 oz penne pasta
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
- ½ cup grated parmesan cheese
Instructions:
- Start by getting the pasta cooking according to the package directions.
- In the meantime, slice the sausage and then saute the sliced sausage in a bit of olive oil in a large skillet (about 5 minutes).
- Add the heavy cream and the Italian seasoning to the skillet and stir to combine. Continue to stir as you bring the mixture to a boil.
- Then reduce the heat and stir in the grated parmesan cheese. The mixture will be starting to get a little thicker at this point.
- Drain the cooked pasta and add to the skillet. Stir to combine.
- Cover and let simmer for about 5 more minutes on low heat to let the mixture thicken a little more and to let the flavors blend.
