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As I was making dinner last night, I just kept thinking to myself just how much I enjoy cooking. I’m pretty lucky that I get to cook for a living, doing what I love to do every day. And the majority of the time, that time in the kitchen is my favorite part of the day.
But there are definitely days when I just don’t want to cook. Days when the kids are crazy (oh wait – that’s every day!) or days when we have been out all day and are exhausted. And honestly – sometimes I just want to take a day off.
For those days, I like to have a few favorite recipes that come together in a snap and that take only a few ingredients. Recipes that I know my family will eat. Last week, I shared our favorite mac and cheese, and today, I’m back with another family favorite that I decided to add a little something special to.
Skillet Pasta with Sausage. My family actually loves this dish. And I love it because not only do they eat it, but it’s made in one pan, which means less clean up for me. Winner!!
How to make Skillet Pasta with Sausage
This dinner idea is so super simple. I use smoked sausage to make it fast, since it’s already fully cooked. And yeah, I love the way it tastes! All you do it brown it up, add in the veggies, some liquid and the pasta, and then cook it all together. My family loves penne pasta, bur I really think any short cut pasta would work well. You’ll need to cover the pan that it cooks in, so if your pan doesn’t have a lid, you can just use a baking sheet as a lid.
Once all the liquid is absorbed, it forms just enough of a sauce to cling to the noodles and add lots of flavor. The Green Giant vegetables add a whole new layer of flavors. And I don’t know who loved this skillet pasta more – my kids or my husband. There wasn’t a noodle left when dinner time was over!
Watch how to make Skillet Pasta with Sausage
Are you a visual person? Watch the video above to see how to make this dish.
Want more One Pot/Skillet Meals?
One Pot Ground Beef Stroganoff
Skillet Turkey Pot Pie
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Skillet Pasta with Sausage
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 14-16 oz fully cooked smoked sausage cut into 1/2-inch slices
- 1/2 cup diced onion
- 12 oz package Green Giant Garden Vegetable Medley
- 2 1/2 cups chicken broth
- 1/2 cup milk
- 8 oz dry penne pasta
- Salt and pepper
- 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- Chopped parsley for serving
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the sausage and onion and cook until the sausage is browned and the onion is soft, about 3-5 minutes. Add in the frozen vegetables, chicken broth and milk. Stir in the penne pasta.
- Cover and cook until the pasta is al dente, about 15 minutes.* Stir and season to taste with salt and pepper. Sprinkle the cheese over the top and stir in to melt and combine. Garnish with fresh parsley to serve.
Fopars says
I really like this recipe, though cook my pasta separately and combine it at the end right before the cheese. 🙂
Mia says
This has become a go to because it is so easy and so fast.
Julie says
Easy Prep and Delicious recipe!
Family Favorite!
Deborah says
Thanks, Julie – I’m so glad it is a favorite!
Shawn says
super easy to make and turned out really good consider how basic the jngredients were. will be making this again.
Julie J says
made this tonight, really good and quick.
Deborah says
I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Jenny says
This was delicious and easy! I used bowtie pasta and added some basil. Creamy, good comfort food:)
Denise says
One of my favorite dinners
Teresa Dominici says
The whole family enjoyed this recipe. It was fast to prepare it.
Jon Richt says
I know I’m late to this party, but I had ingredients, went looking for a recipe, found this – and made it! It’s VERY forgiving, and can be easily modified. For example, Kielbasa often comes in 12-13oz sizes, and frozen veggies vary in size too; you can also use almost any pasta. In addition to these variations, I ALSO added 3/4 cup of gouda, and 1/3 cup jarred spaghetti sauce to give it a slightly sweet/tangy flavor and a very light orange color. It came out perfect. Not every recipe can be tweaked this easily, so even though it tasted great, I’d recommend this also because it’s sorta difficult to screw up. Thanks!
Rika S. says
Was looking for a quick and easy dinner for Mom and myself. Loved this one. We added a bell pepper (in the fridge and needed to be used) and a small can of mushrooms. It was a hit! Thanks!!
Jean says
This was so easy but so tasty. I used bow tie pasta and frozen carrots and peas for veggies!
Kelly Fisher says
It was awesome! Definitely will make this again! So easy and so flavorful. Thanks!
Aj says
My family loved this recipe even though I didn’t use smoke sausage, I used turkey and it was delicious. Next time I’ll try smoked sausage to see if it tastes better.
Tara says
Have I mentioned I’ve made this recipe like ten thousand times since I found it like 4 or 5 years ago? Making it again tonight! Thank you for a keeper!