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recipe garlic butter sausage bites with creamy parmesan pasta
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Diet: General
Description
This recipe creates a flavorful pasta dish with smoky paprika garlic butter sausage bites tossed with lemon zest parmesan pasta. It’s a quick and easy weeknight meal that delivers restaurant-quality taste.
Ingredients
Scale
- 400 g (14 oz) Chicken Sausage: Cut into 2 cm (¾ inch) bites
- 250 g (9 oz) Fettuccine/Linguine Pasta
- 3 tbsp (45 g) Unsalted Butter, Divided
- 2 tsp (10 g) Smoked Paprika
- 4 cloves Garlic, Minced
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) Olive Oil
- 200 ml (¾ cup) Heavy Cream
- 100 g (3½ oz) Parmesan Cheese, Freshly Grated
- Zest of 1 Lemon
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) Lemon Juice
- ½ tsp (2.5 g) Black Pepper, Freshly Ground
- ½ tsp (2.5 g) Salt, or to Taste
- 2 tbsp (30 g) Pine Nuts, Toasted & Chopped
- 2 tbsp (8 g) Parsley, Fresh & Chopped
Instructions
- Cook the Pasta: Boil pasta until al dente, reserving ½ cup pasta water.
- Sear the Sausage: Sear sausage bites in butter and oil until browned.
- Infuse the Paprika-Garlic Butter: Sauté garlic and paprika in butter, then coat sausage.
- Create the Lemon-Parmesan Sauce: Simmer cream with Parmesan, lemon zest, and juice.
- Combine Pasta and Sauce: Toss pasta with sauce until coated.
- Plate and Garnish: Serve with sausage, pine nuts, and parsley.
Notes
For a smoother sauce, add pasta water gradually. Toast pine nuts to enhance their flavor. Use freshly grated Parmesan for best results.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Pasta
- Method: Skillet
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 650 kcal
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 500 mg
- Fat: 35 g
- Saturated Fat: 15 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 60 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 30 g
- Cholesterol: 100 mg