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Creamy Sausage Pasta
By Lucy · October 4, 2026
Creamy, Italian sausage pasta with fresh basil and parmesan cheese. A cosy, satisfying weeknight dinner.
Prep
10 minutes
Cook
25 minutes
Serves
4
Ingredients
- 400g pasta
- 1 onion, diced
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 3 Italian sausages, skins removed
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 200ml chicken stock
- 30g cream cheese
- 1 handful fresh basil
- Parmesan cheese, grated
- cracked black pepper
Method
- 1
Bring a large pot of water seasoned with salt to the boil and cook pasta according to the packet instructions. Drain and set aside.
- 2
In a large pan over medium heat, sauté the onion and garlic cloves until soft and fragrant.
- 3
Add Italian sausages to the pan and leave the meat undisturbed for 3 minutes so it can crisp up. Then break it into small pieces and cook until browned all over.
- 4
Stir in tomato paste and mix it through the sausage.
- 5
Pour in chicken stock, stir to combine and let it simmer for 2 minutes.
- 6
Add the cooked pasta, cream cheese and fresh basil to the pan. Mix until the cream cheese melts and coats the pasta.
- 7
Top with extra basil, Parmesan cheese and cracked black pepper.