Name: Spicy Sausage Pasta
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 pound ground spicy Italian sausage (casings removed if needed); 1/4 – 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes; 3 garlic cloves, minced (about 1 tablespoon); 2 tablespoons tomato paste; 1 15-ounce can crushed tomatoes; 2 teaspoons dried basil; 2 cups chicken stock; 2 cups water; 1 16-ounce package fusilli; Fresh parsley, for garnish

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A couple bowls of spicy fusilli pasta with italian sausage.

What we love about this spicy sausage pasta recipe

This recipe is made in one pot! It’s a super simple recipe, that really does not need much attention.
You can easily customize the heat with this recipe, just use a mild Italian sausage to tone it down. You could even skip the red pepper flakes as well, if you are looking to enjoy these savory flavors without the spice.

A dutch oven full of spicy sausage pasta.

Here’s what you’ll need to make it

Kitchen tools

large dutch oven

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Ingredients you might need to pick up

Fusilli pasta – This spiral shaped pasta is often confused with rotini, and you can use rotini if you have it.
Spicy Italian sausage – We used ground Italian sausage, you can purchase sausage links and remove the casings and the recipe will work the same.
Tomato paste
Crushed tomatoes
Chicken stock – This adds an additional level of flavor, boiled right into the pasta.

Making changes to a recipe can result in recipe failure. Any substitutions listed below are simple changes that I believe will work in this recipe, but results are not guaranteed.

How to make this spicy sausage pasta recipe

Brown the sausage. In a large dutch oven over medium high heat, brown the sausage. Once the sausage is cooked through, stir in minced garlic, tomato paste and red pepper flakes.

Combine remaining ingredients. Add crushed tomatoes, chicken stock, water, pasta and basil. Cover and bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer until pasta is tender.

Garnish and serve.

Close up of pasta in a bowl showing the spiral shape of the pasta and ground sausage pieces in the sauce.

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