Twenty minutes is all it takes to serve up a pasta dinner that rivals a restaurant meal.
Easy Italian Pasta
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 20 min
- Ingredients 5
- Servings 4
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups uncooked cavatappi pasta (8 oz)
- 1/2 lb bulk spicy Italian pork sausage
- 6 to 7 medium plum (Roma) tomatoes, seeded, chopped (about 1 1/2 cups)
- 1 cup whipping (heavy) cream
- 1/2 cup shredded fresh Parmesan cheese (2 oz)
Instructions
-
Step1Cook and drain pasta as directed on package.
-
Step2Meanwhile, in large skillet, cook sausage over medium heat, stirring frequently, until browned. Drain; return to skillet.
-
Step3Add tomatoes, cream and drained pasta to sausage; stir gently to mix. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until thoroughly heated. (Do not boil.) Sprinkle with cheese.
Nutrition
600
Calories
34g
Total Fat
23g
Protein
50g
Total Carbohydrate
4g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 1/2 Cups
- Calories
- 600
- Calories from Fat
- 310
- Total Fat
- 34g
- 52%
- Saturated Fat
- 18g
- 89%
- Trans Fat
- 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 110mg
- 36%
- Sodium
- 860mg
- 36%
- Potassium
- 400mg
- 11%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 50g
- 17%
- Dietary Fiber
- 4g
- 16%
- Sugars
- 4g
- Protein
- 23g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 25%
- 25%
- Vitamin C
- 10%
- 10%
- Calcium
- 25%
- 25%
- Iron
- 20%
- 20%
Exchanges:
3 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 2 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
3Tips from the
Pillsbury Kitchens
{{tipItemHeadingFormat.replace('{0}',props.index + 1)}}
© 2025 ®/TM General Mills All Rights Reserved