Indulge in a culinary journey with our delightful pasta in pink sauce with sausage ragu, a harmonious blend of flavors that will tantalize your taste buds. This delectable dish features succulent Italian sausage slow-cooked in a rich tomato sauce, creating a hearty and flavorful ragu. Tossed with al dente pasta, enveloped in a velvety pink sauce made from a combination of heavy cream, Parmesan cheese, and a touch of tomato paste, each bite is a symphony of textures and flavors. But that's not all—we've also included a vegetarian take on this classic, showcasing a medley of roasted vegetables swimming in a light pink sauce, offering a vibrant and healthy alternative. And for those craving a taste of the sea, our seafood pasta in pink sauce promises a delightful dance of flavors, with succulent shrimp, calamari, and mussels bathed in a creamy pink sauce. With detailed instructions and helpful tips, these recipes are a culinary adventure waiting to be savored.
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PINK PASTA SAUCE WITH SAUSAGE
My Pink Pasta Sauce is the ultimate pasta sauce, and I guarantee it will be your new favorite! Pink sauce pasta is the perfect blend of creamy and cheesy, with delectable bites of sausage, that make it the best dinner pasta recipe. Ready in 15 minutes using simple ingredients.
Provided by Isabel Laessig
Categories Main Dish
Time 15m
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Cook Mueller's® pasta according to package directions.
- Add half stick of butter to skillet and melt.
- Add 2 teaspoons of garlic and cook until the garlic is lightly browned. Be careful not to overcook it.
- Add the Italian sausage. Using a wooden spoon, break up the pieces of sausage and brown the sausage on medium-high. Make sure the sausage is broken up into tiny pieces.
- Once sausage is nicely browned, add 2 cups of tomato sauce and stir until well blended.
- Add half & half and stir well. Simmer for 5 minutes until the sauces is well blended.
- Add the cooked Mueller's® elbow pasta.
- Add the Parmesan cheese and mix well.
- Stir, stir, stir, until well-blended! Top with Parsley if desired. Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 748 kcal, Carbohydrate 64 g, Protein 29 g, Fat 41 g, SaturatedFat 19 g, TransFat 1 g, Cholesterol 104 mg, Sodium 1335 mg, Fiber 4 g, Sugar 6 g, UnsaturatedFat 20 g, ServingSize 1 serving
PAPPARDELLE WITH SAUSAGE RAGU
Provided by Giada De Laurentiis
Categories main-dish
Time 2h15m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Heat a large straight-sided skillet over medium-high heat. Add the oil and sausage and cook, stirring often and breaking apart the sausage with the back of a wooden spoon, until beginning to brown, about 7 minutes. Add the onion, carrot and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring often, until fragrant and the vegetables are almost cooked through, about 4 minutes. Deglaze with the wine, scraping up the brown bits from the bottom of the skillet. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer until reduced by half, about 3 minutes. Stir in the tomato puree and cheese rind. Reduce the heat and simmer gently for 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat. Season the water generously with salt. Add the Pappardelle and cook until the pasta is floating and barely al dente, 2 to 3 minutes. Reserve 1 cup pasta water, then drain well.
- Remove and discard the Parmesan rind from the sauce. Add the pasta to the sauce and sprinkle the bare pasta with the Parmesan cheese and basil. Add 1/2 cup pasta water and toss well to coat, adding more pasta water as needed to maintain a light sauce. Serve with more Parmesan cheese on top if desired.
- In a large bowl, combine the 00 and semolina flours and salt and form a well. Add the egg and yolks to the center of the well. Using a fork, slowly start to incorporate the flour into the eggs to form a rough dough. You may add a splash of water if the dough is too dry or a dusting of flour if it is too wet.
- Lightly flour a smooth work surface and pour the dough onto the flour. Knead the dough until it springs back when you press a finger into it, 10 to 12 minutes. Flatten the dough into an even square. Wrap the dough well in plastic wrap and allow to rest for 1 hour at room temperature.
- Cut the dough into 3 pieces. Set up a pasta roller according to the manufacturer's directions and set it at the widest setting. Dust one section of the dough with semolina flour and press firmly to flatten the dough to 1/4 inch. Roll the dough through the machine on the widest setting. Fold the pasta dough in thirds and dust the outside with flour. Send it through the widest setting again. Reduce the setting to the next setting. Send the dough through the machine. Fold it in thirds once again and send through the setting one more time. Continue sending the dough through the machine, reducing the setting each time, until the desired thickness is reached, about 1/8 inch. Lay the sheet out on the counter and dust with flour. Use a knife or pizza cutter to cut strips 1 inch by 10 inches. Dust the strips with more flour. Continue with the remaining dough.
SAUSAGE RAGù
Meat sauce is one of the recipes many American home cooks start with. It seems so easy; brown some hamburger, pour in a jar of marinara, and presto! Meat sauce. Not so fast, friends. Made that way, your sauce may be thin-tasting, sour, sweet, or - worst of all - dry and chewy. Meat sauce with deep flavor and succulent texture isn't harder to make; it just needs more time and a low flame. This recipe from the New York chef Sara Jenkins, who grew up in Tuscany and has cooked all over Italy, shows how it's done. Caramelization is involved; dried pasta and canned tomatoes are best practice; and pork, not beef, is the meat of choice. If your sausage meat seems timidly flavored, feel free to add chopped garlic, chile flakes, fennel seed and/or dried herbs like oregano and sage to the meat as it browns.
Provided by Julia Moskin
Categories dinner, pastas, sauces and gravies, main course
Time 2h
Yield About 3 cups
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- With the tip of a small, sharp knife, slit open the sausage casings. Crumble the meat into a wide, heavy skillet or Dutch oven and set over medium-low heat. If the meat is not rendering enough fat to coat the bottom of the pan as it begins to cook, add olive oil one tablespoon at a time until the meat is frying gently, not steaming. Sauté, breaking up any large chunks, until all the meat has turned opaque (do not let it brown), about 5 minutes.
- Add onion, carrot, celery and parsley and stir. Drizzle in more oil if the pan seems dry. Cook over very low heat, stirring often, until the vegetables have melted in the fat and are beginning to caramelize, and the meat is toasty brown. This may take as long as 40 minutes, but be patient: It is essential to the final flavors.
- Add tomatoes and their juice, breaking up the tomatoes with your hands or with the side of a spoon. Bring to a simmer, then add thyme and rosemary and let simmer, uncovered, until thickened and pan is almost dry, 20 to 25 minutes.
- Mix tomato paste with 1 cup hot water. Add to pan, reduce heat to very low, and continue cooking until the ragù is velvety and dark red, and the top glistens with oil, about 10 minutes more. Remove herb sprigs. Sprinkle black pepper over, stir and taste.
- Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Boil pasta until just tender. Scoop out 2 cups cooking water, drain pasta and return to pot over low heat. Quickly add a ladleful of ragù, a splash of cooking water, stir well and let cook 1 minute. Taste for doneness. Repeat, adding more cooking water or ragù, or both, until pasta is cooked through and seasoned to your liking.
- Pour hot pasta water into a large serving bowl to heat it. Pour out the water and pour in the pasta. Top with remaining ragù, sprinkle with parsley and serve immediately. Pass grated cheese at the table, if desired.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 276, UnsaturatedFat 7 grams, Carbohydrate 32 grams, Fat 12 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 11 grams, SaturatedFat 3 grams, Sodium 321 milligrams, Sugar 3 grams, TransFat 0 grams
CREAMY SAUSAGE BOLOGNESE RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: olive oil, small onion, carrots, celery, garlic, italian sausages, ground sirloin, salt, pepper, tomato paste, italian seasoning, red wine, crushed tomato, beef broth, bay leaves, parmesan cheese, heavy cream, penne pasta, parmesan cheese
Provided by Claire Nolan
Categories Dinner
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- In a large pot, set on medium heat, add the olive oil and sauté the onions, celery, carrots, and garlic until they are soft, about 10-15 minutes.
- Add garlic and cook for an additional 2-3 minutes.
- Add the ground beef and the sausages. Season with salt and pepper, and break up the meat with a spoon and frying until no longer pink.
- Next, add the tomato paste, Italian seasoning, and red wine. Stir and reduce until the wine has almost completely evaporated.
- Now add all the remaining ingredients, except the parmesan and cream. Stir to ensure everything is well mixed.
- Simmer for 30 minutes to 3 hours. The longer the simmer, the deeper and more concentrated the flavor.
- Stir in the parmesan and cream to the sausage bolognese.
- Add the cooked pasta to the sauce.
- Serve with more parmesan, if desired.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 675 calories, Carbohydrate 69 grams, Fat 28 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 32 grams, Sugar 11 grams
SAUSAGE RAGU
Feed the family this comforting, budget-friendly sausage ragu with pasta. You can freeze the leftovers for another time and it tastes just as good
Provided by Esther Clark
Categories Dinner, Main course, Pasta
Time 50m
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Heat 2 tbsp of the oil in a saucepan over a medium heat. Fry the onion with a pinch of salt for 7 mins. Add the garlic, chilli and rosemary, and cook for 1 min more. Tip in the tomatoes and sugar, and simmer for 20 mins.
- Heat the remaining oil in a medium frying pan over a medium heat. Squeeze the sausagemeat from the skins and fry, breaking it up with a wooden spoon, for 5-7 mins until golden. Add to the sauce with the milk and lemon zest, then simmer for a further 5 mins. To freeze, leave to cool completely and transfer to large freezerproof bags.
- Cook the pasta following pack instructions. Drain and toss with the sauce. Scatter over the parmesan and parsley leaves to serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 589 calories, Fat 18 grams fat, SaturatedFat 5 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 83 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 18 grams sugar, Fiber 8 grams fiber, Protein 19 grams protein, Sodium 0.5 milligram of sodium
PASTA IN PINK SAUCE WITH SAUSAGE #RAGU
If you can't decide between red sauce and alfredo sauce, this recipe gives you the best of both worlds with a reduction in calories. It is a quick and easy pink sauce as delicious as your favorite Italian restaurant. Ragú® Recipe Contest Entry
Provided by Marietta H.
Categories Sauces
Time 35m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a large pot, start your water and dash of salt boiling for your pasta.
- In a separate non-stick pot, On medium/high heat add your olive oil, butter, and sausage links. Remove when done and set aside.
- On medium heat, add chopped onion. Cook until clear. Put pasta into boiling water.
- Add 1/2 & 1/2, tapenade, & all 3 cheeses. Stir until cheeses melt and sauce it smooth.
- Turn heat down to low and add Ragu sauce. Stir until sauce is pink and smooth.
- Slice sausage links into pieces and add to sauce. Continue to stir sauce until pasta is done.
- When pasta is done, drain and place in large bowl. Pour pink sauce with sausage over top. Serve hot.
Tips:
- For the Best Flavor: Use Spicy Sausage - When choosing your sausage, opt for a spicy variety to add an extra layer of flavor to the dish. - Simmer for Richness: Enhance Sauce Flavor - Don't rush the simmering process. Allow the sauce enough time to develop a rich and flavorful taste. - Customize Hitze: Adjust to Your Preference - Feel free to adjust the amount of crushed red pepper flakes to suit your desired level of spiciness. - Fresh Herbs for Vibrancy: Garnish with Flavor - Before serving, sprinkle freshly chopped parsley or basil over the pasta for an extra burst of color and flavor. - Quality Pasta Matters: Choose the Right Type - Use a high-quality pasta that holds its shape well during cooking, such as penne, rigatoni, or fusilli.Conclusion:
This pasta dish combines the robust flavors of sausage, creamy pink sauce, and vibrant vegetables, creating a culinary symphony that is sure to impress. With its easy-to-follow instructions and flexible customization options, this recipe is perfect for home cooks of all skill levels. Whether you're hosting a special dinner or simply craving a comforting meal, this pasta in pink sauce with sausage ragu is a delightful choice that will leave your taste buds satisfied. So gather your ingredients, fire up the stove, and prepare to indulge in a culinary adventure that celebrates the essence of Italian cuisine.
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