This creamy Italian sausage pasta is an easy weeknight dinner that is full of incredible flavor! Tender pasta is covered with a creamy sauce, spicy Italian sausage, sun dried tomatoes and spinach! It is a delicious meal that comes together quickly and easily!

A close up of noodles with sausage sun dried tomatoes and parmesan cheese on them

I love easy weeknight dinners and this creamy sausage pasta recipe is one of our favorites! It is full of so much flavor and the whole family loves it! This is the perfect weeknight dinner because it is flavorful and hearty! We love it for the fall and winter because it is pure comfort food! It is also great for entertaining! This recipe makes a big batch so it makes entertaining easy, and everyone always loves this recipe so you can be sure your guests will leave happy!

An overhead shot of a table with a large bowl of Italian sausage pasta with a smaller bowl full next to it. There is a fork and a glass of water next to the smaller bowl.

FAQ-

What to serve with this pasta?

This pasta is a great one dish complete meal to serve on it’s own but if you want to round out your meal here are a few of our favorites. I love to whip up a nice green side salad to go with this, some bread sticks or garlic bread are a great addition!

Can I use different sausage?

Yes! If you don’t love Italian sausage you can swap it out for pretty much any savory sausage! If you like spice hot sausage works well! Or if you prefer to season your own meat you can start with ground beef or ground pork and season it exactly the way you’d like it! If your sausage is in casings you can cut them off and then cook and crumble the sausage.

A close up of a large bowl of rigatoni with Italian sausage, spinach, sun dried tomatoes and shredded parmesan cheese.

Can I use a different pasta?

Absolutely! I personally love rigatoni for this recipe but I know many pasta lovers have their favorite type of pasta and you can absolutely use yours! Penne pasta makes a great option for this dish, or rotini is great! It is my personal preference but I wouldn’t use long noodles like spaghetti or linguini. I like the kind of pasta that the parmesan cream sauce and toppings stick to easily. However if you prefer that type of pasta go ahead and use it!

Here’s what you’ll need for this pasta

The ingredients for creamy Italian sausage pasta on a white marble countertop. Italian sausage, spinach, sun dried tomatoes, rigatoni, cream, chicken broth, pepper, red pepper flakes, onion and garlic.

1 Lb Ground Italian Sausage

1 Lb Rigatoni

½ Medium Onion- diced

3 Cloves Garlic- Minced

½ tsp Black Pepper

½ Cup Chicken Broth

1 ½ Cups Heavy Cream

1 Cup Shredded Parmesan

3-4 Cups Baby Spinach

7-8 oz Jar Sundried Tomatoes – drained and diced

¼ tsp Red Pepper Flakes

A side shot of a white bowl full of rigatoni with a creamy sauce Italian sausage and grated parmesan cheese.

Here’s how to make this creamy sausage pasta-

Place ground sausage in a large skillet and cook over medium heat, stirring and crumbling as it cooks until sausage is browned but not cooked through.

Add in diced onion, garlic, black pepper and red pepper flakes and continue cooking until sausage is cooked through and onion is translucent.

Remove the sausage mixture from the skillet, leaving the drippings in the pan.

Add chicken broth the skillet and heat over medium-high heat stirring and scraping the cooked bits of sausage off the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon to de-glaze the pan.

A collage of four pictures showing how to make creamy Italian sausage pasta. The first shows the sausage cooked and crumbled with a chopped onion in it. In the second the sausage has been removed from the pan and chicken broth has been poured in. A wooden spoon is being used to deglaze the pan. In the third picture cream has been added to the broth, and in the fourth everything has been mixed together to create a cream sauce.

Add cream and bring to a low boil.

Turn down the heat and simmer the mixture for about 20 minutes. You want it to reduce to about ½ of the original volume.

While the sauce is simmering cook rigatoni to al dente in a large pot of water according to the package instructions, drain pasta and place back in the pot.

After the sauce has reduced, with the heat on low, add sun dried tomatoes, parmesan cheese, and spinach, cook, stirring frequently until cheese melts and spinach is wilted.

A collage of four picture showing how to make creamy Italian sausage pasta. In the first picture spinach and sun dried tomatoes have been chopped on a wooden chopping block. In the second they have been added, along with grated parmesan cheese to a cream sauce. In the third cooked and crumbled Italian sausage has been added and in the fourth the mixture has been poured on top of cooked rigatoni

Pour sauce mixture over the cooked pasta and stir until the pasta is well coated with the sauce.

Serve Immediately.

Store any leftovers refrigerated in an airtight container.