Sausage, Spinach, & Pasta Skillet
This is an easy, week-night skillet dinner for 2. I keep bags of frozen spinach and peas in the freezer for quick winter meals.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 2 servings 1x
- Category: One Dish Dinners
- Method: Skillet
Ingredients
Scale
- 10oz (300gr) sausage, cut into bite-size pieces
- 8oz (240gr) spinach, chopped
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1/2 red pepper, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tbs olive oil
- 1 cup (8oz, 250ml) tomato sauce
- 1 cup (8oz, 250ml) chicken broth
- 1 1/4 cup (4oz, 125gr) pasta penne, rigatoni, fusilli
Instructions
- Heat oil in large skillet over medium heat.
- Add onion, pepper, and sauté 5 minutes.
- Add chili powder, paprika, garlic, and sauté briefly.
- Add sausage and sauté until it starts to brown, 3 – 5 minutes.
- Add tomato sauce, spinach, oregano, broth, and stir well.
- Add pasta, stir well, and bring to a simmer.
- Turn heat down if needed, cover and simmer 15 minutes.
- Stir occasionally to keep pasta from sticking, add more broth if needed.
- Serve from skillet.
Notes
I used frozen spinach, thawed, drained but not squeezed dry. If you use fresh spinach add 1/4 cup of water to make sure pasta has enough.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/2 recipe
- Calories: 592
- Sugar: 11.1 g
- Sodium: 1420.1 mg
- Fat: 21.4 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 66.6 g
- Fiber: 9 g
- Protein: 37.3 g
- Cholesterol: 45 mg
Keywords: sausage, spinach, pasta
