Creamy Spinach-Sausage Pasta
You only need a few simple ingredients and 30 minutes to make this cozy spinach sausage pasta. The sauce combines marinara and a touch of cream that pairs perfectly with the Italian sausage for a hearty pasta dinner.
This is the recipe to make when craving a cozy pasta recipe. It’s simple but loaded with flavor and ready in about 30 minutes.
It has super savory Italian sausage with a kick of heat and your favorite store-bought marinara sauce. Add some fresh spinach and a little cream, and get a rich and hearty pasta dinner. I love it with a side of Netflix, but you can easily dress it up a crisp green salad and toasted garlic bread on the side.
How to Make It
In the time it takes to boil the pasta, you can make the hearty meat sauce. I love to use fusilli, a corkscrew-shaped pasta, but you can use other short pasta shapes like penne, rigatoni, and cavatappi.
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PrintCreamy Spinach Sausage Pasta
This sausage spinach pasta is a comforting and cozy dinner. It’s so easy to make and ready in about 30 minutes.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Saute
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 8 ounces fusilli pasta
- 1 pound ground hot Italian sausage
- 4 cups roughly chopped fresh spinach
- 2 ½ cups marinara sauce
- ¼ cup heavy cream
- Grated Parmesan cheese for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Bring a pot of water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook it according to package directions (approximately 10 to 12 minutes). Once it’s done, drain it and set it aside.
- While the pasta cooks, brown the sausage in a large pan over medium-high heat. Break it up as it cooks.
- Once the sausage is almost cooked through, add the spinach. Adjust the heat to medium, place a lid on the pan, and cook the spinach for a minute or so. Uncover the pan and stir the spinach into the sausage until it’s wilted.
- Add the marinara sauce to the pan and stir. Once it’s simmering, adjust the heat to low and stir in the cream. Add the cooked pasta, stir to coat it in the sauce, and it’s ready to serve. Garnish with the Parmesan, if using.
Notes
If you don’t like a lot of heat, use the same amount of mild Italian sausage.
Nutrition
- Calories: 521
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 1164.7mg
- Fat: 21.4g
- Saturated Fat: 8.7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13.3g
- Trans Fat: 0.1g
- Carbohydrates: 56.3g
- Fiber: 5.4tg
- Protein: 18.8g
- Cholesterol: 54.9mg
The nutrition is an estimate only. It was calculated using Nutrifox, an online nutrition calculator.
Variations
Italian sausage works great in this recipe because it has a lot of flavor, so you don’t need to add any extra seasonings or spices. You can use ground beef or turkey instead, but I recommend adding a few teaspoons each of Italian seasoning, onion powder, and garlic powder.
Spinach wilts fast, but to change it up, I think fresh kale would work great, too. It will take a little longer to cook, though. Broccoli would also would work.
Happy cooking,
Just made this tonight and it was AMAZING!!! What a simple and fast recipe I loved it!!! I did add Italian seasoning, salt and pepper and some cayenne pepper to spice it up a bit but it didn’t need it (just my preference). Hope to make more of your recipes soon! ❤😊
Such a quick meal to make with minimal ingredients and it turned out so delicious! My family loves it!