Italian Sausage Penne & Four Cheese Tomato Sauce
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Italian sausage & penne pasta is tossed in a deliciously simple & creamy four cheese tomato sauce for one scrumptious meal, made in just 30 minutes!
I love pasta and I love cheese, so making cheesy delicious pastas is kind of my thing!
From Buffalo Chicken Cheesy Penne to Cheesy Taco Baked Ziti to Mushroom Bacon Cheesy Pasta, I’ve shared many cheesy pasta dishes on the blog over the years and I’m so excited to introduce you to another deliciously cheesy recipe today!
The four cheese tomato sauce is totally tasty on it’s own, but toss it with flavorful Italian Sausage and Penne Pasta and you have a real winner!
This entire dish is easily made in about 30 minutes, making it the perfect quick and easy weeknight dinner option!
Italian Sausage Penne & Four Cheese Tomato Sauce Ingredients
- 1 lb Italian Sausage
- 2 cups uncooked penne pasta
- 8 oz cream cheese (cubed)
- 8 oz tomato sauce
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- ½ cup chicken broth
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp dried parsley
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ½ tsp kosher salt
- ¼ tsp crushed red pepper flakes
- ¼ cup parmesan cheese (grated)
- ¼ cup mozzarella cheese (grated)
- ¼ cup ricotta cheese
- 1 tbsp fresh basil (chopped)
Italian Sausage Penne & Four Cheese Tomato Sauce Instructions
Heat a large skillet over medium heat and add the Italian sausage, cook through, drain any grease, then set aside.
While the sausage is cooking, bring a large pot of water to a boil and cook the penne pasta according to package directions, drain then set aside.
In a medium pot over medium heat, melt the cream cheese, tomato sauce, tomato paste and chicken broth together.
Add the oregano, parsley, garlic powder, black pepper, kosher salt and red pepper flakes, stir everything together.
Add the parmesan, mozzarella and ricotta cheese, continue stirring until all of the cheese has melted into the sauce.
Add the cooked sausage and penne pasta to the cheesy tomato sauce and stir to combine. Serve immediately topped with fresh basil.
Serve it up and dig in!
Italian Sausage Penne & Four Cheese Tomato Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 lb Italian Sausage
- 2 cups uncooked penne pasta
- 8 oz cream cheese, cubed
- 8 oz tomato sauce
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- ½ cup chicken broth
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp dried parsley
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ½ tsp kosher salt
- ¼ tsp crushed red pepper flakes
- ¼ cup parmesan cheese, grated
- ¼ cup mozzarella cheese, grated
- ¼ cup ricotta cheese
- 1 tbsp fresh basil, chopped
Instructions
- Heat a large skillet over medium heat and add the Italian sausage, cook through, drain any grease, then set aside.
- While the sausage is cooking, bring a large pot of water to a boil and cook the penne pasta according to package directions, drain then set aside.
- In a medium pot over medium heat, melt the cream cheese, tomato sauce, tomato paste and chicken broth together.
- Add the oregano, parsley, garlic powder, black pepper, kosher salt and red pepper flakes, stir everything together.
- Add the parmesan, mozzarella and ricotta cheese, continue stirring until all of the cheese has melted into the sauce.
- Add the cooked sausage and penne pasta to the cheesy tomato sauce and stir to combine.
- Serve immediately topped with fresh basil.
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6 Comments on “Italian Sausage Penne & Four Cheese Tomato Sauce”
I don’t even remember what I typed in to google to get this but once I saw it I knew I had to make it! I did and oh my gosh!!! So good!!!! Easy to make (I am 16 and had no trouble making it)!! Quick, to make and to eat. I’m already out of leftovers and I just sat down to eat. My whole family gives thumbs up!!
I discovered your blog last night via Instagram, thanks to my insomnia. I started looking through it and I had to get out of bed at 2AM to get some food. Everything looked so delicious, but this especially!
I have so many questions about food blogging I wish I could ask.. Great blog and congratulations on its success!
Thank you so much! I’m so glad you were able to discover the blog through Instagram!
Omg, my mouth is watering just looking at this!!! Yummmmm!!!!!
I’ve got leftovers with your name on it 😉