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One Pot Sausage Pasta

This is a one pot pasta dish that can be prepared any number of ways so it is never the same meal twice. Only rule to follow is to add a liquid for the pasta to cook. Meat, veggies, and spices are up to you to flavor the dish as you see fit. This is a base recipe that you can use to tailor at will. I made this on 10 Feb 2017 and is now a Go-To recipe!Links to the shortcuts are listed in the Recipe Notes section.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic, smashed and minced
  • 1/2 onion, minced
  • 6 smoked sausage links, sliced, see Step 1 for other items you can use
  • 4 tomatoes, chopped
  • 1/2 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 3/4 cup heavy cream, OR use milk, OR make from a shortcut
  • 250 grams dry Penne pasta, OR any bite size pasta
  • 2 cups water
  • 3-4 spring onions, chopped, white and green parts
  • Parmesan cheese, grated or shredded, for garnish if desired

Instructions
 

  • For the sausage, go with 250-500 grams, think spicy smoked sausage (Makro), brats, beer brats, English beef or pork bangers, or even large, quality hotdogs. If you choose to use homemade bulk sausage, think meatballs, such as Italian sausage, plain pork sausage, or even chicken sausage.
  • In a large pot, heat the oil and cook the garlic and onion until the onion is starting to soften, then add the sausage, salt and pepper.
  • When the sausage is browned up, add the tomatoes, sugar, heavy cream, and mix. Then add the pasta and water and mix well, cover and cook on simmer for 15 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes or so.
  • After 15 minutes or when the pasta is tender, remove from heat, stir in the spring onion, cover and let sit for 5 minutes, serve with Parmesan cheese on top if desired.
  • Served.

Notes

Sausage will be the costly item here if you buy it, much cheaper if you make it. For store bought smoked sausage, figure about 150 Baht for 500 grams. For 4 servings this is about $1.10 per serving, good value overall, and less for 6 servings.
Shortcuts: Heavy Cream, Sausage.
Adapted from an internet recipe.