Description
A quick and comforting dish that combines leftover pasta and sausage in a sweet-savory honey-garlic sauce, ready in under 30 minutes.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 oz pasta (spaghetti, penne, or fusilli)
- 1 lb sausage, sliced (smoked kielbasa, Italian, or chicken sausage)
- 1/4 cup honey
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup soy sauce (use low-sodium if watching salt)
- 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes (adjust to taste)
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- Chopped green onions, for garnish
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook the pasta according to package directions until al dente. Drain and set aside.
- Heat a large skillet over medium heat and add the olive oil. When shimmering, add the sliced sausage in a single layer. Cook without too much stirring for 3–4 minutes to brown, then flip and brown the other side.
- Push the sausage to one side. Add the minced garlic to the empty space and sauté 1–2 minutes until fragrant; don’t let it burn.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the honey, soy sauce, and red pepper flakes. Pour the mixture into the skillet and let it simmer 1–2 minutes until it thickens slightly and becomes glossy.
- Add the cooked pasta to the skillet. Toss or gently fold the pasta and sausage until everything is evenly coated with sauce. If the sauce seems too thick, add a splash of hot pasta water to loosen it.
- Taste and season with salt and pepper as needed. Transfer to plates.
- Sprinkle chopped green onions over the top and serve immediately.
Notes
For a gluten-free version, use GF pasta and swap soy sauce for tamari. If you want a heartier one-pan meal, try the sheet-pan sausage and sweet potatoes version that pairs the same flavors with roasted veg. Browning the sausage well gives the dish caramelized flavor; resist the urge to crowd the pan.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Skillet
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 20g
- Cholesterol: 50mg
Keywords: pasta, sausage, weeknight dinner, quick meal, comfort food