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Italian Sausage Pasta is an easy weeknight meal that is laced with peppers, broccoli, garlic, Italian Sausage, and marinara!
Italian Sausage Pasta
Here lies a super simple Italian Sausage Pasta dinner! It’s filled with veggies, Italian Sausage, and a yummy tomato sauce. You could definitely make this in one pot if you had a little extra time to cook the pasta first and then the sauce, but I like to divide and conquer with a pot for my pasta and then a large skillet for my sauce. Perfect for a great and easy weeknight meal for any workday.
Main Ingredients Needed
You only need a handful of ingredients to make this delicious Italian Sausage Pasta dish. The best part? You probably have most of these ingredients in your pantry already! Here’s what you’ll need:
- Pasta – I used Rotini, but feel free to use what you have on hand.
- Sweet Italian Sausage – the slight sweetness helps balance out the more pungent flavors. If you love mild or spicy Italian sausage, try using that instead. If you don’t have or want to use Italian Sausage, feel free to leave it out or use a replacement like chicken. My only caution is you’ll miss out on a bunch of the spices, flavorings and fat content found in Italian Sausage. So basically, I am not liable for you switching the recipe up. Haha!
- Onion and Garlic – two ingredients that make any dish 10 times better.
- Bell Peppers – I used yellow and red for their sweeter flavor.
- Marinara Sauce – this is store-bought but if you are feeling up to it you can make your own from scratch.
- Oregano and Basil – two herbs to really give it that Italian flavor.
- Broccoli Florets – if you don’t have broccoli OR peppers, you can use different veggies, based on what you have on hand. As long as you dice them small enough, they should cook no problem in the 35-minute total-time. Carrots, yellow squash, zucchini or cauliflower are all great options. You’ll need about 2 cups total.
- Parmesan Cheese – to garnish, optional but highly suggested.
How to Make Italian Sausage Pasta
- Bring a large pot of salted water to boil. Cook pasta until al dente and drain. Set aside.
- While pasta is cooking, break apart Italian Sausage in a large skillet over medium heat. Add in onion and garlic. Stir. Once Sausage is completely browned, add in bell peppers. Cook another 2 minutes to soften slightly.
- Pour in marinara sauce, water and spices. Add in broccoli, if desired. Stir and simmer covered for about 10 minutes, OR until broccoli is cooked to your liking.
- Toss with cooked pasta and top with parmesan cheese. Serve Italian Sausage Pasta immediately.
Links and Tips
Like I mentioned above, you can make this Italian Sausage Pasta recipe in one pot; it just has to be a big pot! (This is one of the bigger pots I have and use.) Boil the pasta first and drain. Then replace the hot pot to the stove and cook the sauce.
OR, if you’re on a time crunch, just use a pot and a big skillet. This is the skillet I have and used for this recipe, as pictured above.
Just as a side note, I have these potholders and they are THE BOMB. You can sort of see them in the pictures (I have them in green.)
More Pasta Recipes to Try!
- Creamy Sausage & Roasted Red Pepper Pasta
- Spicy Sausage Brown Butter Alfredo Pasta
- Smoked Sausage Pasta
- Sausage Cacciatore
- Sweet Potato Gnocchi with Italian Sausage Alfredo
This Italian Sausage Pasta recipe was a winner at our house. Tasty Italian flavors with vegetables laced throughout.
Be sure to print this recipe to have on hand 🙂 Enjoy, friends!
Italian Sausage and Peppers Pasta
Ingredients
- 1 lb. pasta
- 1 lb. Sweet Italian Sausage
- 1 small onion diced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1/2 green bell pepper diced
- 1/2 yellow bell pepper diced
- 1 jar marinara sauce
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 teaspoon oregano
- 1 teaspoon basil
- 1 1/2 cups broccoli florets optional
- Parmesan cheese for garnish optional
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of salted water to boil. Cook pasta until al dente and drain. Set aside.
- While pasta is cooking, break apart Italian Sausage in a large skillet over medium heat. Add in onion and garlic. Stir. Once Sausage is completely browned, add in bell peppers. Cook another 2 minutes to soften slightly.
- Pour in marinara sauce, water and spices. Add in broccoli, if desired. Stir and simmer covered for about 10 minutes, OR until broccoli is cooked to your liking.
- Toss with cooked pasta and top with parmesan cheese. Serve immediately.
Delicious and easy meal! The whole family loves it, I make this for then often!
Five stars all the way!
Made this with broccoli, zucchini, squash, mushrooms, red and orange peppers, fresh basil and mild Italian chicken sausage. Served it over spaghetti squash. It was fabulous! Husband went for seconds!
Is this still good warmed up in microwave?!
You mean the leftovers?
Wow look so yummy and healthy.
Olga
I haven’t made it yet but do have some questions before I do. Did the green peppers stand out to much? That is one thing I never liked about green peppers except in very specific dishes? Also, has anyone replaced the sweet sausage with spicy sausage? I am a big fan of spicy sausage due to the seasonings used brings out a marinara when I incorporate it. I am not a fan of exchanging ingredients on a first try but I was curious to know the results of anyone has.
I use hot sausage and no broccoli. I also cook onion and peppers for about 8 minutes before adding marinara sauce. Green peppers can be a little bitter. I use red, yellow and orange.
I will be making this today for Sunday dinner. However, I am putting all of the ingredients (other than the pasta) into the crock pot on low for a few hours. I think maybe the flavors will blend pretty well that way. I will let everyone know how I thought it came out in the crock!
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Would love to try this!
This was absolutely delicious!! It was one of the first dinners after my husband and I got married – he said it was a keeper!! Thank you!!!
Thinking about making this on Sunday.
I will definitely be trying this one next week. Looks delicious!
This looks absolutely delicious!
I am so excited to try this new recipe tonight. I have had it sitting out on my counter for a week now. I must mention that Eddie’s pictures make me laugh. I love his eyes. Thank you for making my life easier by sharing your recipes.
I made this recipe last week and it was DELICIOUS! With just my husband and me at home, it fed us for several meals and tasted just as great reheated as it did fresh, which, as someone who usually hates leftovers, was wonderful! Thanks for a keeper!!
Hi. I made this tonight without the broccoli because no one at our house likes it. I served it with a big salad instead. It was great! Very tasty, and quick to put together. I will definitely make this again!
Can’t wait to try this! Looks so good!!
This looks delicious! I love how you added in the broccoli. Can’t wait to try this for my family!
I made this last night. It was soooo good! I wasn’t sure about adding the broccoli but I’m glad I did!
Looks yummy!
This looks delicious and like something my toddler might actually eat!
I can’t wait to try this! Thank you!!
this is calling my name! making it for dinner tonight 🙂
This recipe looks amazing! Thank you for sharing!
Made this last week. Always looking for easy weeknight dinners my 3 year old will eat and this made the cut. Will be making this again for sure!
Yum! Don’t know how I missed this before, but I can’t wait to try it. The veggies are a winner 🙂
Can’t wait to try this. Love one-pot meals 🙂
This looks delicious. I enjoy these easy casserole type dishes to put together after work and get leftovers! YUM
Tried this for the first time last week and it was such a great meal; even was able to freeze some for a later meal!
Need to try this, it looks sooo good!
Definitely making this but will use Italian turkey Sausage. Always trying to make meals a little healthier.
Sounds yummy! And I love peppers!
This looks like the ultimate comfort food!