lighter pasta, sausage & tomatoes in cream sauce
I had found a recipe for a pasta and sausage dish but it was loaded w/ tons of fat. So I made up my own version. And even though it's still considered a little on the high side for fat, it's still lower than the original and tastes fantastic!
yield
4 -6
prep time
20 Min
cook time
20 Min
method
Stove Top
Ingredients For lighter pasta, sausage & tomatoes in cream sauce
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2 Tbspolive oil
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1 lbitalian style chicken sausages
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1/3 cdiced onion
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1 Tbspminced garlic
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114-1/2 oz can italian style plum tomatoes, drained, coarsely chopped
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1-1/4 clight cream
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1 dashsalt & pepper to taste
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1 boxrotini or rigatone pasta
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2 Tbspchopped fresh parsley
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1/3 cfresh grated parmesan cheese
How To Make lighter pasta, sausage & tomatoes in cream sauce
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1Cook pasta as directed, drain and toss w/ 1 tbsp olive oil. Set aside in lg pot. Heat remaining oil in lg pot. Remove sausage casings and add sausages to pot.
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2Cook, over med-high heat, crumbling the sausage as it cooks. Cook until no longer pink. Add onion and garlic to sausages. Cook, stirring, for 5 mins.
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3Add tomatoes, light cream, salt and pepper. Bring to a simmer. Simmer, stirring occasionally until it starts to thicken. Pour in parmesan cheese. Stir in pasta and heat through. Sprinkle w/ parsley right before serving.
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