Creamy Tomato & Turkey Sausage Pasta
A warm, comforting, and delicious pasta dinner.
Ingredients
- 1 cup rotini or penne pasta
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- ⅓ medium onion chopped
- ¾ cup mushrooms sliced
- 1 clove garlic minced
- ¼ tsp red pepper flakes or to taste
- salt and pepper to taste
- ½ pound turkey or chicken sausage casings removed if necessary
- 2 medium tomatoes chopped
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- ⅓ cup half and half
- ⅓ cup grated parmesan cheese plus more for garnish
- 1 cup baby spinach chopped
Instructions
- Heat water to boiling in a large pot and cook pasta to package directions.
- Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes. Add the garlic, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper and continue cooking for an additional minute. Add the turkey sausage and break up into pieces as it cooks. Add the chopped tomatoes and Italian seasoning. Cook for 6-8 minutes, or until the sausage is completely cooked through and the tomatoes have softened.
- Reduce heat to medium-low and stir in the half and half and Parmesan. Simmer lightly, stirring frequently, until the sauce reaches your desired consistency. Add the spinach and stir until the spinach wilts. Stir in the cooked pasta. Top with extra parm and serve.