This fast and easy pasta recipe, made with fresh tomatoes and Italian Sausage Pasta with Italian Sausage and Fresh Tomatoes, it’s ready in less than 30 minutes. Fresh spices makes this Pasta Dish your new favourite.
Fresh Tomatoes & Sausage Pasta
Fresh Tomatoes & Sausage PastaAhh Pasta, we have Marco Polo to thank for bringing one of Italy’s most famous dishes here from China! Thanks to him, Pasta is probably one of the most famous and delicious foods in the world.
Homemade fresh pasta or boxed pasta (dry) can be accompanied pretty well by anything and everything. Ok I draw the line at Chocolate, but other than that! One of my favourite dishes is this Pasta with Italian Sausage and Fresh Tomatoes.
It is fast and easy, and when summer arrives nothing better than sautéing some Fresh Tomatoes and leaving the canned until the fall.
How to make Sausage Pasta
- This recipe is basically a one pot dish, your water is boiling and your sauce is cooking. Never cook your pasta in the same pot as your sauce. It’s just not right and doesn’t taste the way it should!
- While the water is boiling, in a large frying pan add olive oil, the sausage pieces, tomatoes, and spices, stir it altogether and cook on medium heat.
- Continue cooking, stirring occasionally until liquid (from the tomatoes) has evaporated and tomatoes are soft and a little bit shrivelled and the sausage is cooked.
- Add the drained cooked pasta and 1/2 a ladle of pasta water, turn heat to medium high and gently stir until mixture is creamy and water has evaporated, serve immediately with some freshly grated Parmesan cheese and fresh chopped basil. Enjoy!
What are the best Sausages to use?
This recipe is perfect with either hot or sweet Italian sausages. It is simple and easy, to tell the truth sometimes those are the best.
Sausage Pasta
What fresh tomatoes are the best in Pasta Dishes?
Living in Italy has probably spoiled me when it comes to cooking with fresh tomatoes. My favourite are the smaller variety, cherry, grape or what are known as pachino tomatoes from Sicily. These are a crunchier, tastier and sweeter tomato. So if you ever see them in your local market, grab a bunch and make this delicious Sausage Pasta Dish or even Homemade Pizza!
I can remember when I first arrived in Italy, I thought there was nothing better than pasta everyday. My mother-in-law could whip up those dishes in nothing flat. And it would always be something fresh from her garden, winter or summer.
More Fresh Tomato Recipes
Easy Italian Fresh Tomato Cheese Pie
Easy Italian Tomato Bruschetta
When you make this Fresh Tomato & Sausage Pasta Dish there is no need for anything else. Well ok maybe a nice glass of Italian wine and a slice of Crust Italian bread to scoop up any sauce in your plate. Buon Appetito!
Fresh Tomatoes & Sausage Pasta
Ingredients
- 3-4 tablespoons olive oil
- 20-25 cherry or grape tomatoes sliced in half
- 2 Italian sausages (casing removed and chopped into small pieces)
- 3/4 teaspoon oregano
- 4-5 leaves fresh basil
- 1-2 cloves garlic chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1-2 pinches hot pepper flakes if desired
- 1-2 pinches fresh thyme
- 3 cups cooked short pasta (approximately 1 1/2 -2 cups dry)
- freshly grated Parmesan Cheese if desired
Instructions
- In a large pot boil water, add salt and cook pasta al dente.
- While the water is boiling, in a large frying pan add olive oil, sausage pieces, tomatoes, oregano, basil, garlic, hot pepper flakes, salt and thyme, stir together, and cook, stirring occasionally on medium heat.
- Continue cooking until liquid (from the tomatoes) has evaporated and tomatoes are soft and a little bit shrivelled and sausage is cooked. Add drained cooked pasta and 1/2 a ladle of pasta water, turn heat to medium high and gently stir until mixture is creamy and water has evaporated, serve immediately with some freshly grated Parmesan cheese and fresh chopped basil. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Updated from June 25, 2015.
Laurie-Anne Ranger says
I used double the cherry tomatoes and 5 spicy Italian sausages. I kept the casing and cut the sausages in chunks. It was the perfect meal for a winter evening.
Rosemary says
Hi Laurie-Anne, thanks so much, so glad you enjoyed it. Happy New Year.
Tina says
This is my son’s absolute favorite! He’s in Thailand now and fresh tomatoes are easily available. Could you use a can of diced tomatoes or some other canned tomato?
Rosemary says
Hi Tina, thanks so much and so happy your son like it. Yes you can use canned tomatoes, make sure there is nothing added just the tomatoes and juice is fine. All the best to you and your son.
Jeff W says
Simply fantastic. I’m a novice in the kitchen, but learning new things every day. With an abundance of fresh cherry tomatoes from our garden, my wife sent me this recipe. The only disappointment I have right now is I’m totally stuffed and can’t eat any more tonight. But there’s always tomorrow.
Thank you for sharing. This couldn’t have been easier or more tasty. Going to check out more of your receipes. Thanks again!
Rosemary says
Hi Jeff, thank so much, so glad you and your wife enjoyed. And have fun in the kitchen, nothing better than home cooking! Take care.
Jayne L Wells says
My husband loves this recipe. It came out FANTASTIC!
I loved the fresh herbs in this recipe. It gave me a way to utilize my herb garden.
Thank you!
Rosemary says
Hi Jayne, thanks so much, so glad you enjoyed it. Take care.
Rob D says
This was quick and easy
My fany loved it and it was very affordable
Rosemary says
Hi Rob, thanks so much and glad your family loved it.
Deborah Rio says
This recipe was GREAT and I have come to expect that from you. Before regular grocery shopping day I was surprised to have all the ingredients readily available. We enjoyed the dinner very much! Thank you.
Rosemary says
Hi Deborah, thanks what a nice compliment. Glad you enjoyed the pasta, have a great weekend.
Dana @ FoodieGoesHealthy says
I love your specific directions. I make a similar “throw it all in the pan” dish, but I never feel sure about the flame level or how long to keep cooking. Thanks for describing what the tomatoes look like when the sauce is ready. We all need these quick and delicious recipes.
Rosemary says
Hi Dana, thanks, Italians have a way of explaining a recipe with how it should look rather than how many or how much.
Marisa Franca @ Allourway.com says
Growing up mamma would make salsa cruda which she whipped up in no time at all. She didn’t use lots of herbs and spices — just like your recipe, simple but very flavorful. Yum!! Thanks for sharing.
D. Walker says
This looks so good…. and SO easy! I recently spent 3 wks with a friend in Italy. She’s an awesome cook and this is exactly how she cooks over there . . . everything fresh, meals came together super quick. Olive oil and tons of garlic . . . the secrets to delicious Italian cuisine! I’m trying this recipe tonight!
Rose says
What part of Italy did you visit? I hope you enjoy it, and let me know how it went. Have a great day.