12 Sensational Sausage Pasta Recipes You'll Want to Make All the Time

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Sausage and pasta. Together, they form the base of so many different dishes. Just add roasted veggies or chiles or olives ... well, we'll let you take a look and decide for yourself which mouthwatering meal you'll make tonight.

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Pasta with Sausage, Leeks, and Lettuce

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Pasta with Sausage, Leeks, and Lettuce

Don't have an hour to spare for dinner? That's okay. This weeknight meal is made in half the time!

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Chickpea, Sausage, and Kale Pasta

Bryan Gardner

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Here's another dish that's pretty easy to throw together. We use orecchiette here, but you can use any short pasta that will help you achieve those perfect forkfuls of pasta, meat, and veg.

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Pasta with Sausage and Escarole

Dana Gallagher

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Prep in fifteen minutes and have dinner on the table in less than an hour. Garlic, parsley, rosemary, and red pepper add a medley of flavors to the creamy sauce that covers the noodles.

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Pasta with Broccoli Rabe and Sausage

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For this dish, we suggest campanelle, which is a short "bell-like" pasta that is perfectly shaped to capture a thick meat sauce in every bite. You're welcome!

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Whole-Wheat Pasta with Chicken Sausage and Roasted Veggies

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Pasta doesn't have to be heavy and guilt-ridden. Simple swaps -- whole-wheat pasta, chicken sausage, and roasted veggies -- turn this into a sensible weeknight supper.

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Calamarata with Roasted Eggplants, Tomatoes, and Olives

Johnny Miller

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With cherry tomatoes, Japanese eggplant rounds, and Kalamata olives, this dish becomes a colorful feast. We used calamarata, a little ring-shaped pasta, but you can use any kind of short tubular pasta, like mezzi rigatoni, or pennoni, as well.

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Broccoli Rabe Pesto with Whole-Wheat Pasta with Turkey Sausage

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Do you love the bite of broccoli rabe as much as we do? Here, it mixes particularly well with pine nuts, red-pepper flakes, and Parmesan cheese.

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Orecchiette with Sausage, Corn, and Chiles

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Serve something spicy in 20 minutes! Of course, you can always opt for a milder dish by adjusting the amount of chiles cooked.

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Orecchiette with Sausage, Chard, and Parsnips

Romulo Yanes

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Not feeling spicy? This version has earthier flavors that are exactly what this cooled-down weather calls for.

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Pasta with Peppers, Squash, and Tomatoes

Johnny Miller

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This pasta dish tastes as bright as it looks.

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Emeril's Rigatoni with Broccoli and Sausage

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This easy dinner is fun for the whole family: Older kids can help cut off the broccoli florets while the little ones whisk together the sauce. And since it requires only a pot and a small bowl, adults will love the lack of cleanup.

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Sausage and Spinach Alfredo

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Is there any sauce more decadent than a creamy alfredo? We doubt it. This is perfect way to dress up leftover mac and cheese.

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12 Sensational Sausage Pasta Recipes You'll Want to Make All the Time

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Pasta with Sausage, Leeks, and Lettuce

Pasta with Sausage, Leeks, and Lettuce

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Chickpea, Sausage, and Kale Pasta

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Pasta with Sausage and Escarole

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Pasta with Broccoli Rabe and Sausage

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Whole-Wheat Pasta with Chicken Sausage and Roasted Veggies

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Calamarata with Roasted Eggplants, Tomatoes, and Olives

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Broccoli Rabe Pesto with Whole-Wheat Pasta with Turkey Sausage

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Orecchiette with Sausage, Corn, and Chiles

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Orecchiette with Sausage, Chard, and Parsnips

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Pasta with Peppers, Squash, and Tomatoes

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Emeril's Rigatoni with Broccoli and Sausage

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Sausage and Spinach Alfredo

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