20 Minute Sausage and Chicken Cream Sauce Pasta
20 Minute Sausage and Chicken Cream Sauce Pasta has a creamy sauce filled with spicy sausage and chicken. It's a delicious family friendly recipe that makes an easy weeknight meal.
Servings 6 servings
Calories 387kcal
Ingredients
- 12 ounces pasta cooked according to package directions to al dente (reserve liquid)
- 1 to 2 links smoked sausage
- 1 large chicken breasts can be leftover chicken
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 to 2 tablespoon green onions sliced thin
- 1 teaspoon garlic clove
- 1 tablespoon flour
- ½ cup chicken broth
- ¾ cup heavy whipping cream
- 2 tablespoon parmesan cheese
- 4 ounces diced pimientos drained
- ¼ teaspoon dried thyme
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- salt
Instructions
- Slice sausage and cube chicken. Heat skillet to medium-high.
- Cook sausage and chicken until browned and heated through. Remove from pan and set aside.
- Add butter to the pan. Add garlic and onion and cook 2 minutes. (reserve 1/2 tablespoon green onions for garnish if desired.)
- Add flour, whisk and cook 1 minute.
- Add chicken broth and heavy cream to pan. Simmer until sauce thickens.
- Add parmesan cheese, pimientos, thyme, red pepper flakes, and salt. (reserve 1/2 tablespoon pimientos for garnish, if desired.)
- Add pasta and meat back into skillet and toss to coat. If needed at extra pasta liquid to sauce.
- Serve hot.
Nutrition
Calories: 387kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 71mg | Sodium: 175mg | Potassium: 304mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 556IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 52mg | Iron: 1mg
