Creamy Smoked Sausage Pasta is an easy weeknight dinner recipe! This recipe comes together pretty quickly and uses ingredients you probably already have in your refrigerator or pantry! I like keeping a beef kielbasa in the refrigerator for nights we forget to get meat out of the freezer.
Ingredients
- 12 oz package of Kielbasa
- 16 oz box of pasta
- 2 TBSP of butter
- 2 TBSP of minced garlic
- 1 cup of heavy whipping cream
- (2) 8 oz cans of tomato sauce
- 3 TBSP of tomato paste
- 1/2 cup of shredded Parmesan cheese
- 1 tsp of Italian seasoning and garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp Salt and pepper
- Dried parsley
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to the directions on the box.
- Brown kielbasa in a pan and remove it. Over medium heat add butter, minced garlic, heavy cream, tomato sauce, tomato paste, Parmesan cheese, Italian seasoning and season with salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
- Mix everything together well and let simmer for at least a few minutes or until sauce thickens a little bit. Drain pasta and combine with sauce. Add kielbasa to pasta and serve.
- I like topping with more Parmesan cheese and some dried parsley!
Tips and Frequently Asked Questions
- If you have a large family or older kids that eat more I suggest using two packs of kielbasa!
- Serve with a salad or some kind of vegetable.
- I prefer the Beef Kielbasa, but you can buy any of the other varieties of smoked sausage you like.
- I used 16 oz of Rotini pasta, but any pasta should work for this recipe.
- I prefer to buy a big block of Parmesan cheese and shred it myself.
- Fresh minced garlic or jarred mined garlic works for this recipe.
