One Pot Andouille Sausage Skillet Pasta
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This incredibly cheesy pasta dish easily comes together in less than 30 minutes in one skillet – even the pasta gets cooked right in the pan!
“One pot” pasta dishes are the best. They’re so easy to put together, and other than a cutting board for some prep work, only a single skillet ends up in the sink. That’s it. And if you’re anything like me, having less dirty dishes is always welcomed in my house.
Now this pasta dish is definitely one of those one pot wonders. It’s a simple sauté of smoked andouille sausage, and with a little bit of diced tomatoes, chicken broth and milk, the pasta gets cooked right in the skillet!
I was honestly a little bit skeptical about this but it really works, and the pasta soaks up all the liquid so don’t worry about having a soggy mess. The texture is absolutely perfect and with a little bit of cheese to top it off, you’ll have this cheesy, comforting pasta dish on your dinner table in less than 30 minutes!
One Pot Andouille Sausage Skillet Pasta
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 (12.8-ounce) package smoked andouille sausage, thinly sliced
- 1 onion, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes
- ½ cup milk
- 8 ounces elbow macaroni
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 cup shredded pepper jack cheese
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large stockpot or Dutch oven over medium high heat. Add sausage and onion, and cook, stirring frequently, until sausage is lightly browned, about 3-4 minutes.
- Stir in garlic until fragrant, about 1 minute.
- Stir in chicken broth, tomatoes, milk and pasta; season with salt and pepper, to taste. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat and simmer until pasta is cooked through, about 12-14 minutes.
- Stir in cheese until melted, about 2 minutes.
- Serve immediately.
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Just finished making this for my son.. He absolutely loves it!!! I had a little taste and agreed! I will definitely be making this again!
Made this last night and it was wonderful! Perfect meal for a busy night – no fuss and absolutely delicious. This will be put into “the rotation.”
Good taste, but my mother and I used Fontina cheese and Parmesan instead of Pepper Jack.
Thank you so much for this dish! I’m 14 and I cook this for my family all the time. It’s so easy and tastes amazing!!!!
This was an awesome last minute Mardi Gras meal, loved it!
Could you substitute beef broth or water? I’m out of chicken broth and I really want to make this,
It is best to use chicken broth but if a substitution must be made, I recommend using water rather than beef broth.
Thank You.
Has anyone tried this w/ rice instead of noodles ?
This has very quickly become my favorite food blog. I made this for dinner tonight. It was fantastic. So many more recipes I plan to try out, especially the one pot meals!
This was Dam Good! I had left over andouille sausage from gumbo on Christmas. This will become a constant in my dinner tricks!
I have made this dish several times and just love it. My husband prefers it with ground beef and pork, which is still great. I do substitute marinara sauce for the canned tomatoes. I have loved every recipe I have tried of yours! Thanks!
I made this last week, and my husband loved it! The only thing was that there was so much juice left over that didn’t absorb.. I will have to adjust something (maybe drain the diced tomatoes). However, I will be making this again today! Can’t wait to eat this deliciousness 🙂 Thank you!
It is rare to find a recipe with so many positive reviews but I must add my name to the long list of raves. Absolutely delicious! A party in my mouth! I used Mexican style tomatoes for a little extra zip abd served with green salad and Mexican cornbread but it is also a perfect stand alone dish. Well done!
I made this last night and it was wonderful! My husband took the first bite and started praising the meal. It was very easy and quick,
I just made this for dinner, I’m letting the cheese mixture (i only had a little cheddar jack left, along with a 6 italian blend(mozzarella, provolone, romano, fontina, asiago & parmesan), it’s all I had in the fridge) melt right now.
I thought I had a can of diced tomatoes, but it turned out I didn’t. So I just cut two whole fresh tomatoes up instead. I also added a small handful of red and green bell pepper and some mushrooms to it.
It is smelling so good! I can’t wait to taste it!
Just ate a big helping! It was soo yummy! Hubby ate every bite! Deff be using this recipe again!
We make this ALL the time in our house. Its so easy to put together. I always make sure I have the ingredients in the house so when we need to throw a meal together, this is the one we make! Super tasty and super easy. Thanks so much!
OK first off, I would like to say that the flavors of this dish are amazing! However, I’m am experiencing one difficulty with this dish – I find its very watery after I’ve cooked the pasta for the alloted time and I found I need to let it cook uncovered to dry it up a little. Anyone else experiencing this issue? If so, how did you troubleshoot? Thanks in advance for any advice!
Jaya, I worry that your heat source was set too high, which didn’t allow your water to reduce completely.
Some way or another, there was a mishap and I just had way too much liquid that was not being absorbed so I added cheese, stirred, added more cheese, and stirred again. It worked a little bit but I had to end up draining some liquid out (chicken broth, I believe). But fortunately, added cheese never hurts anything and my One Pot Sausage Pasta turned into “Cajun Mac and Cheese”. Oh well, it was still yummy!
I tried this recipe last night. I was really good. I didn’t have any Andouille sausage so I subbed for another smoked sausage with garlic, sweet pepper and onion. I didn’t have any pepper jack cheese I used Monterey and Colby. After letting it sit for about 1 hour the flavors really came together. SO went back for seconds and so did I!!! Thanks for a great recipe. I will forever ditch the boxed, processed meal. 🙂
Tried this recipe today and it turned out perfectly. So good. Thanks for the recipe.
Oh my gosh!!!!! Absolutely amazing. I only had diced tomatoes with green chilies, so that was what I used. Colby jack to top it off. I have no leftovers! Next time, and oh yes, there will be a next time, I may have to double the recipe.