Pasta with Sun-Dried Tomato Cream Sauce
A super easy pasta dish with the most amazing, creamiest sun-dried tomato sauce ever, made in less than 30 min!
Remember that sun-dried tomato cream sauce I made not too long ago? The one I wanted to guzzle down? Well, I just had to make it again, except this time I turned into an epic pasta dish.
Best of all, this is the easiest pasta dish ever, and you can add in your favorite meats and/or veggies – the possibilities are endless. Although I highly recommend the smoked andouille chicken sausage (found at Trader Joe’s) – it pairs beautifully with the sun dried tomatoes and heavenly cream sauce!
Pasta with Sun-Dried Tomato Cream Sauce
A super easy pasta dish with the most amazing, creamiest sun-dried tomato sauce ever, made in less than 30 min!
Ingredients
- 8 ounces penne
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 smoked andouille sausage links, thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
For the cream sauce
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 cup chicken broth
- ½ cup heavy cream
- ⅓ cup julienned sun dried tomatoes in olive oil, drained
- ¼ cup freshly grated Parmesan
- ¼ teaspoon dried oregano
- ¼ teaspoon dried basil
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes, or more, to taste
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta according to package instructions; drain well.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add sausage, and cook, stirring frequently, until sausage is lightly browned, about 3-4 minutes; set aside.
- To make the cream sauce, melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant, about 1-2 minutes. Whisk in flour until lightly browned, about 1 minute. Gradually whisk in chicken broth and cook, whisking constantly, until incorporated, about 1-2 minutes.
- Stir in heavy cream, sun dried tomatoes, Parmesan, oregano, basil and red pepper flakes until slightly thickened, about 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Stir in pasta and sausage until well combined, about 1-2 minutes.
- Serve immediately, garnished with parsley, if desired.
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The 8oz of pasta is DRY pasta, right? Just want to make sure – I’m cooking for 8 people so want to make sure I have enough of everything!
Yes, Camille, that is correct. You will be cooking the pasta as listed in the very first step of the directions:
In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta according to package instructions; drain well.
Great, quick pasta recipe. We are a gluten free family and my picky teen even loved it. I added asparagus, sauted onions, and chopped chicken with brown rice pasta. We subsituted the flour with cornstarch and half and half for the heavy cream. Complete meal with protein, veggies and carbs Yum!
Amazing and simple recipe. I am trying it today.
This sauce in sinfully delicious!! My husband says it is one of the best things I ever made! And I fancy myself a good cook too 🙂 . I used grilled chicken breast instead of the sausage and Trader Joe’s Pappardelle Pasta instead of the penne and it was absolutely amazing! I thank you for this wonderful recipe, but my waistline hates you! :)lol
Made this today for lunch and it was awesome! I used a spinach feta chicken sausage that a local grocery store makes fresh. Delish!! I think this would be great with simple grilled chicken too. The sauce is just amazing! Definitely a keeper.
Love the recipe! Just out of curiosity, have you ever frozen and then reheated it? How did it turn out?
Unfortunately, I cannot answer this with certainty as I have never tried freezing this myself – there were no leftovers left to freeze! Please use your best judgment for freezing and reheating.
Pasta with a sundried tomato cream sauce? It’s like 1993 is having a party in my mouth!
We make this with salmon instead of sausages, it’s delicious!
Making this tonight and just wondering why this recipe has flour and the original one with the chicken doesn’t? Do I still need flour if I’m using double cream (I’m in the UK). Thanks!!
Yes, it is best to use flour in this recipe to make sure you have a cream sauce thick enough to coat the pasta.
I made this just now and my son, who is almost 22, just licked the pan!!!! Do you want a better compliment? I follow you on Pinterest and I love your recipies!
This looks super yummy! I just moved into a new apartment with an induction cook top so I am investing in some new cookware. I was wondering what skillet you used for this recipe. I am looking for a good stainless steel skillet. I don’t know what size to buy. Please help. Thanks!
Mimi, I use this Calphalon Tri-Ply Stainless Steel 5 qt. Sauté Pan & Cover . It’s a kitchen staple!
I used a cast iron skillet and it works great!
My husband and I just had this for dinner and we are already obsessed with it! Serious yum!
I must say, this is a delightful meal. I tried the sauce in the original chicken recipie, and it was a hands down roaring success, finding me favour with the whole family for a good couple of days afterwards.
I had the nerve to add a finely chopped shallott to the mix, while sauteeing the garlic. I feel this added a hint of sweetness, and may just have enhnanced the sauce by an albeit marginal degree.
Afterwards I had a brainwave. MUSSELLS!
Ill keep coming back for more inspiration. Thanks in advance.
Uncle Richard
I made this for lunch and it was DELICIOUS! The only minor change I made was to deglaze the pan with a little white wine after I removed the sausage. Thanks for the great recipe!
Thanks for such delicious recipe! I’ve been looking for sun dried tomatoes pasta and this one is exactly what ive been looking for. It’s so good that i have to leave a comment ( i rarely did).
We were gifted a small jar of homegrown sundried tomatoes in oil for Christmas last year. In my search to find the perfect way to use them I found this recipe – and I’m so glad I did. I made it for dinner tonight and – Holy sauce! This was incredible! I subbed Italian sausage instead of the andouille (couldn’t find it) and served it with a Caesar salad. It was a beautiful meal. Ladies, this would be perfect for Valentine’s Day – or other romantic event. Thank you for this recipe and so, so many other fabulous ones on your website!
This cream sauce will benefit from some garlic and a little grated fresh parmesan or other sharp cheese. Toss in minced garlic at the beginning, or if you only have granulated, toss in with the cheese at the very end. In my opinion, it makes the sauce so much better.
Thank you for the suggestion!
I’m confused by this comment. There is freshly grates parmesan cheese as well as minced garlic (5 cloves!) listed in the recipe.
I made this for my husband the other night. For new dishes, he usually says “It’s good”, or something equally uninspiring. After eating this he exclaimed, “I would order this in a restaurant!” Thank you for a delicious recipe!
Wow that is an awesome sauce. That would be good with a variety of things—-like cauliflower. Very very very tasty.
Sounds like a great recipe! What are some healthier substitutes for the heavy cream that won’t compromise the taste too much?
Half and half or even milk would be a great substitute.
Thank you for responding! I googled it right after I left my comment (because I wanted to make it immediately since it was almost dinner time) and ended up using almond milk and cornstarch (who woulda thunk it?!). Anyhoo–it turned out DELICIOUS!! Even my picky little eater wanted more. Thank you for sharing. Absolutely love your recipes!
Holy moly its like you read my mind and knew just exactly what I was craving for dinner. Tonight. And every night from here on out. YUM!