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Weeknight Fast Sausage and Mushroom Pasta Sauce

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Homemade Sausage and Mushroom Pasta Sauce makes a delicious weeknight fast meal simply and easily.

Easy Sausage and Mushroom Pasta Sauce whips up with just 5 ingredients in under 30 minutes for a hearty weeknight fast meal.

Serve it on pasta, rice, zoodles, pizza, casseroles, eggs in purgatory, chicken parmesan, etc.

Bow tie pasta on a plate covered in sausage pasta sauce with text overlay "Easy 5 Ingredient Pasta Sauce"

This pasta sauce was one of the best I have ever had if I do say so myself. And it was just thrown together without a recipe with what I had in the kitchen.

And let's be honestly, who doesn't need more delicious quick and easy meals.

Variations for Easy Pasta Sauce

Don't like mushrooms? Leave them out or maybe add some bell peppers when sautéing the sausage instead.

Want tomato chunks instead of a smooth sauce? Use stewed tomatoes for one or both of the cans of tomato sauce. It's pasta sauce, not rocket science people!

More spices? I resisted the urge to add any spices to it, relying solely on those in the Italian hot sausage. It was hard for me, but the sauce didn't need it in the end. Feel free to throw in some fresh chopped garlic or Italian herbs (parsley, oregano basil, etc.)

Need low carb options? The sauce would be delicious on anything! Spiralize zucchini or kohlrabi. Chop up some cabbage or cauliflower. Use spaghetti squash, portabella mushrooms, or eggplant rounds.

What about vegan or vegetarian? With a little creativity it can easily adapt. Use a veggie based sausage, leave out the sausage and add more mushrooms or some TVP plus Italian seasoning. My favorite vegan Parmesan replacement is nutritional yeast for that added umami punch.

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Ingredients
 

  • 1 pound hot Italian Sausage links
  • 1 small chopped yellow onion (about 1 cup)
  • 6 ounce can mushroom pieces or fresh mushrooms
  • 2 cans low sodium tomato sauce or stewed tomato chunks or one of each (15 ounce size)
  • ¼ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions
 

  • Squeeze the sausage out of the casings in large pieces (like meatballs) into a large sauce pan. Turn heat to medium and begin to brown. 
  • When sausage is about half cooked, 2-3 minutes, add onions and mushrooms. Continue cooking another 2-3 minutes.
  • Add tomato sauce and Parmesan cheese, reduce heat and simmer for 15-20 minutes until sauce has thickened. Serve over pasta. 

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Ingredients
 

  • 1 pound hot Italian Sausage links
  • 1 small chopped yellow onion (about 1 cup)
  • 6 ounce can mushroom pieces or fresh mushrooms
  • 2 cans low sodium tomato sauce or stewed tomato chunks or one of each (15 ounce size)
  • ¼ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions
 

  • Squeeze the sausage out of the casings in large pieces (like meatballs) into a large sauce pan. Turn heat to medium and begin to brown. 
  • When sausage is about half cooked, 2-3 minutes, add onions and mushrooms. Continue cooking another 2-3 minutes.
  • Add tomato sauce and Parmesan cheese, reduce heat and simmer for 15-20 minutes until sauce has thickened. Serve over pasta. 

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Until next time, happy eating!
~Audrey

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  1. Marilyn

    This week I am sharing a Chocolate Chip Cookie Whoopie Pie with an Espresso Filling, a Loaded Mashed Potato Casserole and a Bailey’s Chocolate Chip Cheesecake. Thanks for hosting. Have a lovely evening!

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  2. Christie

    We whip up something similar. It's such a delicious and easy sauce for a quick weeknight meal. I like that you used low sodium tomatoes.

    Reply

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