I had some breakfast sausage patties leftover and didn't want to waste them with the cost of groceries lately, so found this recipe from Alyssa Rivers and made half a batch of it tonight for me and Dave. It was delicious. I didn't have the sun dried tomatoes, so used a roma tomato that I diced really small and it was great in there. I am not a fan of sun dried ones anyway to be honest, so will do the same thing next time. It actually made enough for 3 people and the full recipe serves 6. It's really easy to put together and fast..I added garlic toast and grapes since there are some veggies in the main dish. here is how to make it...
CREAMY TUSCAN SAUSAGE PASTA
8 ounces penne pasta cooked according to package directions (I used the 8 ounces for half a batch actually and there was plenty of sauce for it)
1 lb ground sausage of your preference. I used chopped up breakfast sausage that I had cooked into patties previously.
a little olive oil to cook the sausage in.
2 cups heavy cream
1/2 cup chicken broth
1 tsp garlic powder
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1 cup parmesan cheese
2 cups fresh spinach chopped (I pulled off any big stems)
1/2 cup sun dried tomatoes, or 2 Roma tomatoes with the pulp removed and diced small
INSTRUCTIONS
Cook pasta according to directions and drain.
In a large skillet add the sausage until fully cooked and crumbled. Set aside on a plate.
Add the heavy cream, chicken broth, garlic powder, Italian seasoning, and parmesan cheese. Whisk over medium high heat until it starts to thicken. Add the spinach and tomatoes and let it simmer until the spinach starts to
