Zesty Spinach Sausage Pasta

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Sometimes you just really nail it with a flavor combination. White Wine, Red Pepper Flakes, White Cheddar and Dijon Mustard sounds strange but it melds together so well you are going to be licking the bowl! Zesty Spinach Sausage Pasta is a delicious dinner that will have zero leftovers.

Zesty Spinach Sausage Pasta

You don’t necessarily have to get roasted red pepper sausage, it goes very well with this sauce. You could go for a garlic based one or maybe even just Italian. But most brands of chicken sausage do offer a roasted red pepper sausage. You could also do a fettuccini or linguini instead of spaghetti – that one just comes down to preference – but I do recommend sticking with a long pasta.

Zesty Spinach Sausage Pasta

I am not a wine drinker so I don’t keep fancy wine in the house. In fact, I just have a couple of single serve wines in my pantry that I use just for cooking. While many say don’t cook with it if you wouldn’t drink it – if you wouldn’t drink any wine you are a little stuck. I have found that you just don’t want the very cheapest or very spendy – somewhere in the middle of what’s offered at your grocery store will do just fine.

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Zesty Spinach Sausage Pasta

A delicious pasta dish with sausage, sage and spinach in a simple sauce.
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, Italian
Keyword chicken sausage, heavy cream, Pasta, pasta dishes, sage, Sausage, spinach
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings 6

Ingredients

  • lb Spaghetti Noodles
  • 2 lb Red Pepper Chicken Sausage cut into ½-inch rounds
  • 1 tbsp Avocado Oil
  • 2 Garlic Cloves
  • ½ cup Fresh Sage roughly chopped
  • 1 tsp Red Pepper Flakes
  • 1 cup White Wine
  • 2 cups Fresh Spinach roughly chopped
  • 1 cup Heavy Cream
  • 2 tbsp Dijon Mustard
  • 2 cup Sharp White Cheddar shredded

Instructions

  • Prepare all of the ingredients. Start water boiling for pasta.
  • In a large saute pan over medium-high heat, add oil and garlic. Cook for 3 minutes then add sausage, sage and red pepper flakes. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring often.
  • Add pasta to boiling water and cook as directed on package. Drain in colander and rinse with cool water.
  • Add wine to saute pan, cover and cook for 3 minutes. Remove lid and add spinach, cream, and mustard. Reduce heat to medium and let simmer for 3 minutes. Add in cheese and stir to combine. Replace lid and let simmer until ready to serve.
  • In a shallow bowl, start with a portion of pasta and ladle sausage sauce over top.

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4 thoughts on “Zesty Spinach Sausage Pasta

  1. Michele Morin – Warren, Maine – Michele Morin is a Bible teacher, writer, reader, and gardener committed to the truth that women can become confident Christ-followers and students of God's Word. She has been married to an unreasonably patient husband for thirty-plus years, and together they have four sons, four daughters-in-love, and five adorable grandchildren. Michele loves hot tea and well-crafted sentences, poems that stop her in her tracks, and days at the ocean with the whole family. She laments biblical illiteracy and advocates for the prudent use of “little minutes.” She blogs at Living Our Days, and you can connect with her on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter.
    Michele Morin says:

    Looks like a real crowd pleaser!

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