Spicy Sausage Pasta...made even spicier!!

So for months now I've been hearing a lot of you ladies on Twitter talking about this Spicy Sausage Pasta recipe.  Apparently it was amazing and families gobble it up like there's no tomorrow.

I like to follow the crowd once in a while, so I thought I'd check it out.  I found a recipe on Pinterest, which was adapted from The Best Simple Recipes cookbook.  Last week I actually managed to check the recipe before I went food shopping, so I got everything I needed. 

The verdict?  OMGthisrecipereallyisasdeliciousaseveryonesaidifnotmore.  {that's me talking really fast like I'm excited}  Seriously, so so good.  I'm pretty sure I ate a whole plate's worth before I was even done cooking it.  Skip also, HUGE fan.  We didn't try and give it to the girls mainly because I refused to share with anyone else.

I'm including my recipe below, because I tweaked and changed a few things.

Spicy Sausage Pasta
-Olive oil
-1 lb of smoked sausage {which I had never had before and loved...and so much easier to cut than traditional sausage links}sliced
-1 medium onion chopped
-A whole lot of garlic {less if you're not a huge fan}
-2 cups of chicken broth
-1 (10 oz) can Ro-Tel tomatoes and green chiles, Mild
-1/2 cup of milk {other recipe says cream, but I forgot to get that.  Milk worked fine}
-1 lb pasta {the other recipe called for 8 oz.  I like to stretch my meals out as much as I can because I'm cheap so I added a whole box.  Made for a lot of leftovers!
-Salt and pepper to taste
-Pepper Jack Cheese {the other recipe uses Monterey Jack cheese but I like a lot of kick}  I honestly can't remember how much I used.  8 oz? 16 oz?  I shredded a big block of it.  You can really just eye ball how much you need.

Directions:
Heat oil in skillet {or pot} until just smoking.  Add sausage and onion and cook until lightly brown.  Add in garlic.

Add tomatoes, chicken broth, milk, salt, pepper, and DRY pasta {that is the best part} Bring to boil, then cover and reduce heat.  Simmer until pasta is cooked {about 15-20 minutes}

Melt shredded cheese all over the top.  {the other recipe then said to put the whole thing under the broiler.  I'm lazy so I didn't do that}

Enjoy!!
Now go make this tonight....go!! 

Comments

  1. Amanda aka MandaOctober 2, 2013 at 7:50 AM

    That looks/sounds amazing! Can't wait to try it!

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  2. Jaclyn @ Haute GranolaOctober 2, 2013 at 10:45 AM

    This looks amazing! I'm pinning it for sure!

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  3. The Pink GrowlOctober 2, 2013 at 12:52 PM

    this look delish!

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  4. KimOctober 2, 2013 at 3:43 PM

    Talk about perfect timing, we were in Costco this weekend and they had samples of spicy sausage and I can't stop thinking about it! Looks like I'm making some pasta to go with it! YUM!!

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