EASIEST ONE POT PASTA RECIPE EVER...

spicy italian sausage

🥗Healthier: chicken sausage

💰Cheaper: pork sausage

Chicken sausage is lower in fat and calories.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

Prepare linguine pasta according to the box instructions.

Turn on the cooktop and add hot italian sausage, breaking it up as it cooks.

Once the sausage is cooked through, remove it from heat and place it on a plate lined with paper towels to drain grease.

Add olive oil to the cooktop, then add chopped onion, red bell pepper, and yellow bell pepper. Cook for about 7 to 8 minutes until softened and slightly brown, sprinkling with salt and pepper.

Reduce heat to medium, add butter and minced garlic, cooking until the butter is melted.

Add flour to the mixture and stir for about a minute to eliminate lumps.

Slowly add heavy whipping cream and Dijon mustard, stirring and cooking for about a minute.

Add seasoned salt, smoked paprika, and black pepper to the sauce, then mix in the cooked sausage.

Add spinach and cook until wilted down.

Add a couple of tablespoons of pasta water to the sauce before adding the cooked pasta, mixing well.

Transfer to a cutting board and add Parmesan cheese for final presentation.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

Spice Level:

Allergens