Description
Make this quick, high-protein pasta dish using chicken sausage and simple ingredients for a satisfying weeknight meal or easy meal prep.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box Banza pasta
- 12 oz medley tomatoes cut in half
- 2 chicken sausages sliced into circles
- 2–3 cups spinach optional
- 1/4 small sweet onion chopped
- 2–3 tsp cane sugar optional
- 1/4–1/2 tsp paprika to taste
- 1 clove minced garlic
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tbsp olive oil
Instructions
- Boil Banza pasta or pasta of choice in a pot.
- While the pasta cooks, heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a separate saucepan and add minced garlic.
- Cook chicken sausage in an air fryer for 6-7 minutes at 375° if you have one; otherwise, add the sliced sausage to the saucepan to cook with the sauce.
- Add diced onion to the saucepan with garlic and cook until the onion is translucent.
- Add tomatoes and sauté until they are soft enough to easily mash with a utensil.
- Add garlic salt, salt, and pepper to taste. Stir in paprika and cane sugar (optional).
- Mash the sauce with a utensil for a thicker sauce, or blend it for a thinner sauce.
- Add in spinach and chicken sausage. Stir until the spinach wilts.
- Drain the pasta and add it to the sauce.
Notes
- This recipe is ideal for active families and those needing a fast, protein-rich meal.
- The author created this dish to offer a lighter, quicker version of comforting family pasta dinners from childhood.
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 20 min
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 5
- Sodium: 600
- Fat: 15
- Saturated Fat: 4
- Unsaturated Fat: 11
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 55
- Fiber: 10
- Protein: 30
- Cholesterol: 75
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