Easy mushroom and sausage pasta using store-bought pasta sauce. This quick and easy recipe turns out like restaurant quality pasta and requires 30 minutes or less to make!
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know I’m all about no-frills simplicity.
For me, the perfect date night involves a home-cooked meal prepared together and intriguing conversation. I know. I’m so contemporary.
Those of you who are looking to plan a romantic evening in the cozy confines of your indoor arrangement, you’ll keep this sausage pasta recipe as a household staple!
This pasta is a.) simple yet show-stopping, b.) quick and easy to prepare (you only need 30 minutes of spare time!) and c.) budget-friendly!
You may already have everything you need on hand!
Ingredients Needed for This Pasta:
Just 3 ingredients are necessary to make this delicious meal happen: pasta, sausage, mushrooms, and sauce!
How to Make Easy Sausage Pasta:
All I did to prepare this recipe was pick up gluten-free pasta, pre-made sauce (I used Bertolli Balsamic Vinegar and Caramelized Onions Sauce, but you can use your favorite store-bought sauce), sausage (I used Carando Italian Sausage, but I also love using chicken sausage!), and mushrooms. Once ingredients are gathered, we perform the following:
- Cook the pasta
- Brown the sausage
- Saute the mushrooms
- Bring it all together + serve
Crazy simple, right? I blush.
Optional change-ups to the recipe?
- You can use any gluten-free or gluten-filled noodle of choice, and
- Select your favorite store-bought pasta sauce.
- Change up the sausage selection to your heart’s delight. Any type of Italian sausage is great. I often use chicken sausage of all varieties.
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Mushroom and Sausage Pasta
Ingredients
- 1 lb Italian sausage links
- 8 ounces baby bella mushrooms sliced
- 1 (32-oz) jar pasta sauce of choice
- 12 ounces gluten-free rotini pasta cooked and drained, or spiral
- 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Heat a large cast iron (or non-stick) skillet to medium high and place sausage links on the hot skillet. brown sausage until golden brown and crispy, about 5 to 7 minutes. Flip and repeat on the other side. Continue cooking and flipping until sausage is cooked through.. Remove sausage from skillet and cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Return slices to the hot skillet and sear on both sides until browned. Transfer sausage to a bowl and set aside until ready to use.
- Add mushrooms to the skillet with the sausage fat (if necessary, add oil to the skillet). Cook mushrooms over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes or until tender.
- Return sausage to skillet with the mushrooms. Stir in sauce and simmer covered, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes.
- Spoon sauce over hot pasta and sprinkle with cheese.
haha you did better than me! We fell asleep before the game even ended – pathetic!! 🙂 This pasta looks fantastic!
I pretty much got drunk on bean dip last night. So much so that I didn’t have any room at all left when the pizza finally came out! Needless to say, I could really use a real meal this like today to get me back on track! I love how hearty this pasta is! Glad you had fun with the drinks and the food too!
I would sauté the sausage and mushrooms but would do a mixture of mushroom types. I would also use a blush sauce (I think that’s what it’s called) mixture of alfredo and marinara 🙂
#BertolliDateNight & #CarandoDateNight.
I would un-case the sausage, brown the meat, add the Bertolli sauce, some chicken broth and heavy cream, served over tortellini.
forgot my hashtags! #BertolliDateNight & #CarandoDateNight
I would brown the sausage and warm the sauce, then split some crusty hoagie add some provolone the cooked sausage and sauce then warm till nice and gooey. Yummy with a tempranillo and a salad ! #BertolliDateNight & #CarandoDateNight
I love how easy this is. With a baby and toddler, I’m all about simple dates at home right now. #BertolliDateNight #CarandoDateNight
We take the yummy red sauces, slather generously over gluten free English muffins, add cheese of your choice (Asiago and mozzarella are our choices) and top with sausage coins. Takes care of my pizza cravings. #BartolliDateNight #CarandoDateNight
We slather gluten free English Muffins with that beautiful red sauce, add mozzarella cheese, and top with sausage for a decadent pizza treat.
I would prepare baked lasagna with Bertolli sauce and sausages #BertolliDateNight #CarandoDateNight.
I’d grill up the sausage with some onions and hot peppers, to put some spice into the date night! Serve it over cavatappi with the Bertolli Riserva sauce over top. #BertolliDateNight #CarandoDateNight
Ignore my first comment lol I forgot the hashtags. #BertolliDateNight & #CarandoDateNight I would still make a new version of stuffed peppers 🙂 Thanks!
I would make a new version of stuffed peppers, thanks for the chance!
Looks amazing! Glass of red wine with a simple meat sauce and linguine. #BertolliDateNight #CarandoDateNight
So simple but all the good flavors in one pot! Love this! Dave loves sausage with peppers and onions. I bet I could find a perfect sauce to go with this over rice or GF pasta! #BertolliDateNight #CarandoDateNight
A braise with red wine, the sausages and sauce, cubes of winter squash and fresh herbs over top!
I would grill the sausage and make a pesto sauce for the pasta. Love the flavor