Cindys Sweet Sausage Pasta Sauce Recipes

PASTA SAUCE WITH ITALIAN SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Removed casing from sausage links and cut into 1/2 inch slices. In a large skillet, brown sausage over medium heat for about 10 minutes; remove and set aside.
• In a large skillet, heat ground beef, olive oil, garlic and onion over medium heat until meat is nicely browned; drain.
• Pour in tomatoes and tomato sauce; mix in salt, ground black pepper, basil, oregano, bay leaf and cooked sausage. Simmer uncovered for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• Mix cooked sauce with hot pasta and remove bay leaf from sauce before serving.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE PASTA IN CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Chop onion and garlic roughly. Pulse plum tomatoes in blender or break about gently in large bowl with hands. Remove all the sausage from casings.
• Saute garlic and onions on medium-low heat for 5 minutes to soften.
• Add ground sausage to pan and turn heat to medium. Saute sausage for roughly 20 minutes. Break sausage apart with wooden spoon during the saute process.
• Add the salt, crushed pepper, oregano, crushed tomatoes, and tomato paste to the sausage and stir it all together. Cover and cook on medium to medium low for 30 minutes.
• Boil pasta according to package directions. Before draining pasta reserve 3 cups of pasta water.
• Remove lid from sauce at 30 minutes and add 1 cup of pasta water. Stir together and cook for 5 more minutes uncovered.
• Turn heat to low and add cream. Stir together well and cook for 2 more minutes. Taste sauce and adjust salt or pepper if necessary.
• Place cooked pasta in a large bowl and spoon the sausage sauce all over the pasta. Do not go overboard with the sauce as you might have extra.
• Mix the sauce and pasta together and if it is not creamy enough add a 1/2 cup of pasta water to loosen the sauce. Do this in small increments to get the perfect consistency.
• Finally add the chopped basil and serve in bowls with Italian bread, grated cheese, and (if any) the extra sauce. Enjoy!

PASTA WITH WHITE SAUSAGE SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil for the pasta.
• Put the butter in a medium skillet over medium-low heat. As it melts, crumble the sausage meat into it, making the bits quite small, 1/2 inch or less. Add the liquid, and adjust the heat so that the mixture simmers gently.
• Cook the pasta until it is tender but not at all mushy. Reserve about 1/2 cup of the pasta cooking water.
• Drain the pasta, and dress with the sauce, adding a little of the reserved cooking liquid if necessary. Toss with salt, pepper and Parmesan, and serve.

SAUSAGE PASTA SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain and set aside. In a Dutch oven, saute the onions, peppers and garlic in oil until tender. Stir in the tomato sauce, tomatoes, brown sugar and seasonings., Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a blender, process tomato mixture in batches until smooth. Return to the pan. Add sausage; heat through. Gradually stir in cream. Cook and stir over low heat for 5 minutes. Drain pasta; top with sauce. Sprinkle with cheese.

SWEET ITALIAN SAUSAGE WITH PENNE PASTA

Steps:

• Boil the water and cook the penne according to package directions. DO NOT ever add oil to the water! It will make your sauce slide off the pasta later.
• Meanwhile, heat the oil (medium-high heat) in a large skillet and saute the broccoli, sausage and garlic until tender and starting to brown, about 15 to 20 minutes.
• Toss the butter, hot pasta, sausage mixture and romano cheese together and serve. Pass the grated cheese at the table.