Easy One Pot Pasta with Sausage and Fresh Tomatoes
Bursting with fresh tomatoes, spicy Italian sausage, thyme, basil, and garlic, this simple one pot sausage tomato pasta is ready in 30 minutes and the best part? All in one Dutch oven. Quick, easy, hearty, and oh so delicious!
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Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 pound spicy Italian sausage, casing removed
- 1 large yellow onion, medium dice
- 3 cups water
- 1 1/2 pounds tomatoes, cored and medium dice (about 5 medium tomatoes)
- 1 pound short pasta, like rigatoni or penne
- 2 cups basil leaves, packed
- 4 sprigs fresh thyme
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 sprig fresh rosemary, or 1 tablespoon dried rosemary leaves
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- Parmesan cheese, for serving (optional)
- red chile flakes, for serving (optional)
Instructions
- Stir in the 3 cups water, 1 1/2 pounds chopped tomatoes, 1 pound pasta, 2 cups basil leaves, 4 sprigs fresh thyme, 2 cloves of chopped garlic, 1 sprig rosemary, and 1 teaspoon kosher salt.
- Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, until pasta is cooked through, about 9-12 minutes. This will depend on the type of pasta you use. Start testing pasta at 9 minutes.
- Remove the thyme and rosemary sprigs, taste and season with more salt if needed. Serve topped with parmesan cheese and red chile flakes.
Notes
- Dutch oven: I used my 4 1/2 quart Le Creuset Dutch oven for this recipe. Whichever pot you use make sure it is at least 4 1/2 quarts or larger.
- Make-ahead: This pasta should be eaten immediately after cooking, the pasta will get mushy if you make it too far in advance. If you want to get a head start on the prep, you can cook the sausage-onion mixture or prep the vegetables in advance.
- Sausage: I used spicy Italian pork sausage. You can substitute sweet Italian sausage if you don't like spicy things although this recipe is about 2 on a spicy scale of 1-10 with 10 being the spiciest.
- Dairy free: This dish is dairy-free if you omit the parmesan cheese garnish or substitute vegan parmesan.