One Pot Meal #13: Spicy Sausage and Spirals

Happy Monday!

I thought it was due time for another one pot meal. And since it has been awhile since I’ve done a pasta one (the kind I make the most) I also thought I would make one of those to show you all how simple (and tasty) dinners can be 🙂

I have a new love for smoked sausage, it’s a great change up for us from beef/chicken. This recipe has a little kick to it but it is really not bad at all, so I think most people will like it!

Spicy Sausage and Spirals

What you Need:

-One box of shortcut pasta, I originally wanted shells but rotini worked fine!
-One pound of smoked sausage (I buy one of those johnsonville precooked links and cut them into pieces)
-Minced Onion and Garlic (I use the dried seasoning kind, you could use fresh) About a tablespoon of each
-Olive Oil
-About a teaspoon of red pepper flakes, depending on desired spice
-One can of chicken broth
-One 8oz can of tomato sauce
-One can of Rotel
-About a 1/4 of a pint of heavy cream (I know a weird amount but I but 1/2 pint containers)
-About a 1/2 cup of Parmesan shredded

What to do:

-Heat sausage, olive oil, onion and garlic in a skillet
-Once heated through, add your pasta, Rotel, chicken broth and red pepper flakes
-Cook pasta on medium/medium-low for about 10 minutes
-After ten minutes I left on heat but added the tomato sauce and combined and then the heavy cream and parmesan, stirring and combining on the heat.
-Depending on how cooked your noodles are, you may need to leave on heat little longer, but after about 14 minutes total on heat my noodles were good to go.