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Chicken Sausage Recipes Creamy Garlic Parmesan Pasta Skillet

I cook this when the day runs long and I still want real comfort. Creamy pasta with garlic and parmesan meets tender chicken sausage and a soft bed of spinach. The sauce clings to every curve and the bowl feels warm in your hands. It tastes like a small win after a busy day. Chicken Sausage Recipes help me keep dinner simple and steady. This sausage pasta recipe brings pantry pasta and a quick skillet into one plan. I rely on pasta and sausage recipes when I need food fast and I do not want fuss. The pan stays on the stove and my plate fills in minutes. I lean toward italian chicken sausage recipes for clean spice and light texture. I mix that with cream garlic and a good shower of parmesan so each bite feels rich. Friends ask for sausage and chicken recipes that work on weeknights and this one fits. It also scratches that chicken garlic parmesan recipe itch we all get on cool nights. If you cook for a crowd this answers the call for sausage recipes for dinner without stress. The sauce turns silky while the pasta cooks. We twirl a fork and talk about our day. Simple food does the rest.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American Italian
Keywords: chicken garlic parmesan recipe, Chicken Sausage Recipes, creamy pasta, easy pasta, italian chicken sausage recipes, pasta and sausage recipes, sausage and chicken recipes, sausage pasta recipe, Sausage Recipes For Dinner, weeknight dinner
Servings: 4 servings
Author: Elena

Ingredients

  • 12 ounces chicken sausage sliced
  • 12 ounces short pasta penne or rigatoni
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 small onion diced
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • 1 cup light cream or half and half
  • 1 half cup grated parmesan plus more for serving
  • 2 cups baby spinach
  • 1 half teaspoon red pepper flakes optional
  • Salt and black pepper

Instructions

  1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil then cook the pasta until just tender and reserve a cup of the cooking water
  2. Warm a wide skillet over medium heat then add olive oil and brown the sliced chicken sausage until edges turn golden remove to a plate
  3. In the same skillet add onion and cook until soft add garlic and stir until the garlic smells nutty
  4. Pour in the broth and scrape up the browned bits stir in the cream and simmer until the sauce looks smooth
  5. Stir in parmesan until it melts slide the sausage back into the pan
  6. Add the drained pasta and toss until coated splash in a little pasta water as needed for a loose glossy sauce
  7. Fold in spinach until it wilts season with salt pepper and red pepper flakes
  8. Serve hot with extra parmesan and a little lemon zest if you like

Notes

Use any cooked chicken sausage sweet or spicy. Swap spinach with kale. For extra cream stir in a spoon of cream cheese. For lighter sauce replace half the cream with milk. Save salty pasta water to thin the sauce at the end. Leftovers reheat best in a skillet with a splash of broth.