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Spicy Penne Rosé – this dish brings together perfectly cooked penne, Italian sausage, fresh spinach all cooked in a simple creamy tomato sauce. Everything comes together in one pot and you’ll have dinner on the table in less than 20 minutes!
🍝 Why You’ll Love Spicy Penne Rosé
Made all in one pot: making it a perfect recipe to whip up when you don’t feel like tackling too many dishes.
Ready in 20 minutes: spicy penne rosé can be made in about 20 minutes, making it a great weekday recipe.
Filling & satisfying: comforting and loaded with easy and accessible ingredients.
🗒 Ingredients You’ll Need To Make Spicy Penne Rosé
Penne: or another pasta variety similar in size.
Olive oil: for frying the Italian sausage.
Garlic: we know her, we love her, we need her.
Shallot: alternatively you can use finely chopped yellow onion.
Italian sausage: hot or mild both work.
Tomato paste: adds a rich flavour to the creamy tomato sauce.
Tomato sauce: opt for a can that uses few ingredients; such as Mutti or San Marnzano.
Vegetable stock: used as the liquid base where the pasta will cook.
Heavy cream: opt for the 33% heavy cream in this one; it adds a rich and creamy consistency.
Spinach: adds a nutritional boost and pairs well with the creamy tomato sauce.
Mozzarella: used to slightly thicken the sauce.
Parmesan: used as a garnish.
Red pepper flakes: used to add heat; if you aren’t a fan, simply omit.
Fresh basil: used as a garnish.
✍🏼 How To Make Spicy Penne Rosé
- Prepare the ingredients: first, begin by chopping the shallot, garlic and Italian sausage.
- Brown the sausage: secondly, brown the Italian sausage and then add the shallot, garlic and red pepper flakes.
- Add the liquid: next, add the tomato paste, tomato sauce, stock, cream, water and penne. Cover and simmer until cooked.
- Add the final ingredients: finally, add the mozzarella and spinach and combine.
🗒️ Variations & Substitutions
Pasta variations: opt for your favourite smaller pasta in this recipe. For example, macaroni, farfalle, or cavatappi would be great options.
Kick up the heat: by finishing with your favourite chili oil or more red pepper flakes.
🤝 Pairs Well With
🤔 FAQ’s
For example, rigatoni, farfalle or macaroni.
Certainly! Keep in mind it may alter the flavour slightly.
You sure can! Instead of sausage, consider using plant-based sausage alternatives, or chopped mushrooms. Furthermore, you can add additional spinach or other vegetables that you enjoy.
We don’t recommend freezing this pasta recipe as the texture changes too significantly.
🍴 Leftovers? Lucky you.
Store in an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 3 days. To reheat simply microwave for 30-45 seconds or reheat in a saucepan until heated throughout. Add a splash of cream or vegetable broth to slightly thin out the sauce if required.
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Spicy Penne Rosé with Sausage & Spinach
Equipment
- 1 large pan
Ingredients
- 250 grams penne, or pasta of choice
- 2 tbsp olive oil, extra virgin
- 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 1 shallot, finely chopped
- 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
- 4 hot italian sausage, roughly chopped
- 3/4 cup mozzarella, shredded
- 2 cups spinach, roughly chopped
- 1/4 cup tomato paste
- 1 cup tomato sauce, I am using Mutti
- 1 cup vegetable stock, salted
- 3/4 cup heavy cream, 33%
- 1/2 cup water
- fresh basil, optional to garnish
- parmesan cheese, optional to garnish
Instructions
- Begin by chopping your garlic, shallot and spinach. Set aside until ready to use.
- Next, remove the casings from your Italian sausage and break into bite-size pieces. Set aside until ready to use.
- To a large frying pan add your olive oil and set to medium/high heat.Once hot, add your Italian sausage and fry for 4 to 5 minutes, just until the sausage begins to brown.
- Add, your garlic, shallot and red pepper flakes and sauté on medium heat for 1 to 2 minutes, just until the shallot has softended.
- Add your tomato paste and sauté until it changes into a dark red colour. About 3 minutes.
- Add your uncooked penne, tomato sauce, stock, heavy cream and water.
- Bring to a boil, cover and reduce heat to a simmer and cook until the pasta is fully cooked and the liquid is nearly all absorbed. About 10 minutes.Sammy tip: stir the pasta every few minutes to avoid it from sticking to the bottom of the pan.
- Turn the burner off, remove the lid, add your spinach and mozzarella and mix until combbined.
- Top with fresh basil and grated parmesan if desired.
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Nutrition
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This was a hit tonight! ❤️
I am so happy! Thank you for sharing a review.
So so good!! I didn’t have Italian sausage so I put smoked polish … just delicious! Thanks!
ohhhhh yum! Thanks for the review, I appreciate it!! xo
Delicious! I love your one pot meals! So simple and easy to put together and the level of flavor is amazing. Thank you so much for sharing.
Deana, thank you sooo much! I am so glad you are enjoying them!
This was amazing!! And so easy to make. Will definitely be going into our regular dinner rotation.
Hi Amy! Thanks so much for this review; I am so glad you enjoyed it!
Easy to make, easy cleanup, delicious meal (and leftovers). Used blended San marzanos instead of tomato sauce. 👌🏼
Hi Rose! YES! I love this. And nice call on the san marzano tomatoes..you know what your doin’!
Absolutely delicious and fun to make! Thank you for this recipe.
Hi Audrey, thank you for this review. I also glad you enjoyed this recipe!
It’s always awesome when I find great one pot meals. This was a hit with everyone in the family! Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Loved this quick and easy and full of flavor meal! All 3 of my girls loved it and called it “pink sauce!” Best recipes.
Hi Caroline! You are so sweet, thanks for this review and I am so happy you and the girls loved it!
This recipe was definitely a win! Easy. Simple. This was the second recipe I tried of hers after seeing her on insta. So I had high hope. Did not disappoint.
You are awesome – thanks Jade!
The best thing I’ve eaten in a long time. Even my picky toddlers devoured it 🙂 if I didn’t have to fit into my jeans this winter, I would make it every night!
Hi Julie! Thanks so much for this comment, I am SO happy you liked it!!! xo
I love how quickly this comes together and the taste is fantastic. My husband loved it, so it will be on rotation in our kitchen!
Hi Robbi – that is so awesome to hear. Thanks for sharing, and thanks for a great review!
Love this! So easy. I’ve used other meat as well and it works just as good! Always delicious. Also last time I just used a full can of tomato sauce instead of the paste and sauce combo so that I wasn’t left with the partial cans of each. And I often don’t have cream – but I keep coconut milk powder on hand and I found it adds a nice creaminess to it still! And lately we put kale instead of spinach because we have so much kale in the garden – still delicious! Apologies if my substitutions aren’t acceptable to all! It’s what works for me so thought I’d share 🙂
My whole family loves this dish, especialy our picky toddler!
Hi Katelyn! That is so awesome to hear and I am so happy you all enjoyed it, even your toddler!
Just made this pasta! So easy and sooo yummy. Subbed the heavy cream for a dairy free version and it seemed to work just as well.
Hi Alyssa, that is amazing! Thanks for sharing and also great to know about the dairy free milk.
Simple and so delicious! Perfect quick winter meal!
Hi Kelsey, thanks for leaving a review. I am so happy you enjoyed it. I agree, great for winter!
Super delicious! It took longer than indicated because the noodles weren’t cooking. I added another 1.5 cups of water to finish it off. I wonder if it was the pan I used (standard large cast iron) or if my box of pasta was larger than yours. Either way it was amazing when it was finished!
I have made this a few times now. Because I had just made a sausage dish a couple days ago, I decided to use shrimp for this recipe tonight. I cooked the shrimp in the garlic, onion and peppers then removed them until just before serving. I also didn’t have fresh spinach so I threw in a few cubes of frozen spinach and some frozen broccoli. That’s what I like about your recipes. You can easily make substitutions and it’s still delicious!! Thank you for all the wonderful recipes ❤️
SO GOOD! And so easy! Thank you so much!
Easy to make and tasted decadent enough to pop open a bottle of red to go with it. Made for a great date night meal!
Tried this recipe last weekend and my husband and I loved it! Super easy, quick and tasty.
I’m planning on making this recipe soon. How many does it serve? Looks amazing!
I would say 3-4 people 🙂
I made this for the first time tonight and it was great. I forgot to add the spinach and used homemade chicken stock I had in the freezer. Right before serving I put a freak ton of parm and fresh basil. 20/10. When packing up the little remaining leftovers, my husband took a bite and said it was better after sitting for a bit. Next time I make this, I’ll let it sit for a little bit to all come together/thicken up. Thank you!!
Hi Margo! Thank you for taking the time to leave a review! So happy you guys liked it!
Have made this a few times and it’s always a hit with my family. So easy to make, one pan and so delicious! I also double the recipe to have lunches sorted the next day 🙂
Thank you from Melbourne, Australia
SO GOOD! And so easy!! Have made it a few times now and it’s delicious every single time. I also like subbing out the pork sausage with hot turkey sausage – it’s delicious.
A new favourite! Delicious, easy and quick to make.
5 stars from Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Thanks for this easy quick dinner! I had to modify it with what I had in my fridge, so I used cheddar instead and it still worked out 🙂
I added sun rippened tomatoes. Good stuff.
OMG! So good. It took twice as long to cook the pasta as recommended, but worth the time!