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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Hi! I really want to try this, but am trying to stay away from sodium. Do you know if I can substitute the sausage with something else (a ground meat, maybe?)
You can definitely try substituting ground turkey or chicken but you may have to adjust the cooking time as needed.
Hillshire Farms has recently started to market a “Lower Sodium” sausage.
That’s what I will use in this dish.
Just FYI.
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Holy heck, now I’m craving pasta at way too late in the evening! Looks fabulous!
I am so glad I found your blog. 🙂
Girl, that cheese is calling my name. Gotta love a one pot meal. Pinned!
This looks SO incredibly good. My mouth is watering and I want to go in the kitchen (at 9:40pm) to make this for lunch tomorrow! I neeeeeed to make this ASAP. I LOVE one-pot pasta dishes. Less dishes to clean and way easy for a busy weeknight! 🙂 beautiful job!
sounds like a quick and yummy dinner!
I need this!!!!
There’s nothing better than a one pot meal – your pasta looks killer!
I’ve never thought of cooking the pasta in the dish with the sauce – what a great and easy idea! Love the flavours of this too, totally up my street.
Yummy looking recipe and I’m always looking for simple one pot meals. Pinned!
I love creamy pasta dishes! This sounds aaaamazing!!
Love this! I especially love not having to cook the pasta separately. Perfect quick and easy comfort food.
Who doesn’t love a good one pan meal!? I love how this is super carbalicious but still full of BIG flavor from the andouille!
Oh yum – I love, love the combination of spicy and cheesy, especially in pasta dishes. I’ve yet to try any of these fabulous-sounding pasta dishes that cook in one pan, without draining, but this is a dream for someone who doesn’t have a dishwasher (ahem. me.). Can’t wait to try this, Chung-Ah.
Ultimate comfort food! I would so love to dive into it right now. 🙂
Wow! This looks absolutely amazing! Can’t wait to try it out 🙂
This dish was fantastic! My boyfriend absolutely loved it!
This looks delicious!
I love one pot pastas (washing up heaven) and any pasta with sausage is a winner in my book!
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I’ve been wanting to try this one pot pasta thing. This looks fabulous!
This was watery and gooey and a mess. What is with the comments before cooking? Good luck with this crap.
I saw this, and opted to leave the lid of while cooking. Juice from the tomatoes evaporated, turned out perfectly!
I’ve made this dish multiple times and it comes out amazing, not gooey. If it’s a little watery, I’ll remove the lid for 10-ish minutes which helps the water evaporate. This is a favorite in our house and with many guests who I’ve made this for.
I made this tonight, and my family loved it. I did have to cook it a few minutes longer om medium high with the lid offc to evaporate the extra liquid. Quick and easy!
It is super watery. I’m so glad I saw the comments on how to fix.
My first time cooking pasta in a one pot recipe, was worried after reading your post. So, cooked it with no cover and added and 1.5 c of broth instead of 2 c. The liquid boiled away to a perfect finished dish. Love mushrooms so threw some in as well. Delish!
Oh!, I had the best luck with this crap! I saw that there was still liquid after recommended cooking time, and I’d certainly altered the recipe plenty, but I just turned the burner off, let it set for 20 mins, and viola! BEST DISH EVER!!!! AND DAMN DELICIOUS!!!! Then I came here and read the comments. I’m guessing you don’t play well with others……..
The ones who had a watery mess, you can’t cook.
Delicious and very adaptable, if you have trouble with this one get out of the kitchen. I used evaporated milk, and at the end used 1/4 cup cream cheese.