This Pasta with Sausage, Artichokes, and Sun-Dried Tomatoes is an easy pasta dish that comes together in 30 minutes and is packed with flavor.
If you love these flavors, you’ll also love this Tuscan Pasta with Sausage.
There are always a few ingredients that will always catch my eye when I see them in a recipe: bacon, browned butter, artichokes and sun-dried tomatoes. So when I came across this recipe with artichokes and sun-dried tomatoes, with some sausage and pasta thrown in – I knew I wanted to try it.
This was my idea of a perfect weeknight dinner. Easy and fast, and not too many ingredients. And the bonus is that the leftovers are just as good! (I sometimes find myself judging a recipe by how good the leftovers are!)
It’s funny to see how my tastes have changed over the years. We are a sauce loving family, but I have really learned to love these dishes that aren’t full of sauce. And believe me – you won’t miss a heavy sauce with all of the flavors going on in this pasta!!
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Pasta with Sausage, Artichokes, and Sun-Dried Tomatoes
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup drained oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes sliced, 2 tablespoons of oil reserved
- 1/2 pound Italian sausage
- 8 oz. artichoke hearts quartered
- 2 large cloves garlic minced
- 1 1/4 cup chicken broth
- 8 oz. short cut pasta
- 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese plus more for garnish
- 2 tablespoons fresh basil leaves chopped
- 2 tablespoons fresh Italian parsley chopped
- 8 oz. mozzarella cubed
- salt and freshly ground pepper
Instructions
- Heat the oil reserved from the tomatoes in a heavy large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the sausages and cook until brown, breaking up the meat into bite-size pieces with a fork, about 8 minutes. Transfer the sausage to a bowl.
- Add the artichokes and garlic to the same skillet, and saute over medium heat until the garlic is tender, about 2 minutes. Add the broth and sun-dried tomatoes. Boil over medium-high heat until the sauce reduces slightly, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes.
- Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook the pasta in boiling water until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring often, about 8 minutes. Drain the pasta (do not rinse).
- Add the pasta, sausage, Parmesan, basil, and parsley to the artichoke mixture. Toss until the sauce is almost absorbed by the pasta. Stir in the mozzarella. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper.
- Serve, passing the additional Parmesan cheese alongside.
Emily says
Yum! This sounds like a good dinner to me. I love, love artichokes.
scrambledhenfruit says
Lots of flavor here- a great easy meal!
ButterYum says
Yumm-o! I bet this would be great made with well seasoned ground beef too (lots of onions and garlic). Mmm, mmm, mmm.
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ButterYum
ButterYum says
Yumm-o! I bet this would be great made with well seasoned ground beef too (lots of onions and garlic). Mmm, mmm, mmm.
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ButterYum
Heather of Kitchen Concoctions says
Aw too bad I don't live in Utah and couldn't watch your news segment! Hope it went great!
Miss Meat and Potatoes says
Hard to beat sausage and pasta. This looks great! Thanks for sharing:)
teresa says
i just love gorgeous pasta dishes like this, excellent flavors!
Rosa's Yummy Yums says
That is a wonderfully comforting dish! Yummy.
Cheers,
Rosa
Jennifurla says
what a gorgeous meal, I love the ingredients list. This is my favorite sort of re-heated meal for work.
Kristen - Dine & Dish says
Will you come make this for dinner for me, please? I don't think I can go to bed until I have some of this. Looks delicious!
Kristen - Dine & Dish says
Will you come make this for dinner for me, please? I don't think I can go to bed until I have some of this. Looks delicious!
Joanne says
I actually LOVE dishes like this with lots of mix-ins and less sauce. It's fun not knowing what i'm going to get a bite of next!
Holly says
I could totally go for some of this right now!!
Tasha says
This is so something I would love- especially if it was made with chicken sausages. Then you'd have all my favorites in one perfect pasta dish!
Kim says
Artichokes and pasta always get my attention too! Looks delicious.
Debbi Does Dinner Healthy says
This pasta look delicious! I LOVE the ingredients! Thanks!