Cheesy Smoked Sausage Skillet – smoked sausage, tomato sauce, chicken broth, heavy cream, refrigerated cheese tortellini, and parmesan. Everything cooks in the same pan! Even the pasta!! SO easy and super delicious! We ate this 2 nights in a row.
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Pin This RecipeI saw this recipe over at one of my favorite blogs, KevinandAmanda.com, and couldn’t wait to give it a try! OMG! It was SO delicious!
I am really into these no-boil, one-pot skillet dishes. I have made several and we have loved all of them. They are easy to clean up and take less than 30 minutes to make. Who doesn’t love that?!
We both absolutely LOVED this dish. There was a nice smokiness from the sausage. We actually used smoked turkey sausage, but regular smoked sausage would be great too! The sauce had a great flavor as well. The parmesan cheese was perfect in the sauce. I wanted to eat the entire skillet by myself. Don’t worry, I didn’t. I reluctantly shared with Chicken Legs. There was enough leftover for lunch, and it was equally delicious reheated. This Cheesy Smoked Sausage Skillet will definitely be going into the regular dinner rotation!
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Cheesy Smoked Sausage Skillet
Ingredients:
- 1 lb smoked sausage, sliced into 1/4-inch slices
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 (8-oz) can tomato sauce
- 1 Tbsp tomato paste
- 1 Tbsp Italian seasoning
- 1 cup chicken broth
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 1 (9-oz) package refrigerated cheese tortellini
- ¼ cup parmesan cheese
Instructions:
- In a 12-inch skillet, brown sausage in olive oil.
- Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds. Stir in remaining ingredients.
- Bring to a boil then cover and simmer on low for 12-15 minutes.
- Serve with additional parmesan cheese, if desired.
Notes:
Steph
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Absolutely Perfect. We loved it. Great blend of flavors. We will make it again.
This was so good! My very very picky 1 year old even had thirds. He LOVED it. It was super easy to make, even with my 1 year old running around. It will definitely be going into our meal rotation.
I have frozen pasta should I cook it first?
probably
I made this dish exactly as written. Perfection! The flavor was amazing! Definitely will be putting this on our regular rotation.
Should I cook my pasta before adding it to the mixture? It’s the Barilla 3 cheese brand that is not yet cooked.
If you are using dry pasta, you should cook it before adding it to the skillet.
Made it and we thought it was delicious. Will make it again.
i have a 700 gram package of tortellini … if I’m doing the math right that is double the amount of tortellini needed for this recipe right ? thanks\
9-oz is 255 grams per Google
My wife and I made this recipe tonight for dinner, we doubled the recipe for the family and they Loved it. Added a little bit more on the garlic, it was a little bit salty so next time maybe salt free chicken broth and tomato sauce. That being said we still Loved it.
I have never left a review for a recipe before, but this pasta was sooooo amazing I had to say thank you!! My family is already demanding it again soon, lol.
SO glad you and your family enjoyed it!
I didn’t have parmesan cheese so I used mozzarella. It was delicious 😋
This dish is very good. Tons of flavor. I like garlic, I added an extra clove. The sauce was plentifu. This will be made again. I like these kinds of recipes, they are quick, easy, and tons of flavor.
If I make this again I will cut the amount of Italian seasoning. It was very forward with this taste and I may add a bit of water to thin down the sauce.
You could probably just leave the tomato paste out to thin it down
Rarely do I find a recipe online that becomes a weekly rotation but this is the one! My husband raves about this meal and asks for it often. The only variation we do is subbing smoked sausage for jalapeño cheddar sausage for an extra kick. We switch up the pasta, too. Sometimes tortellini, some times ravioli-both delicious! I even wrote this recipe in the cookbook i made for our daughter.
This was delish!! I ended up using 1/2 and 1/2 instead of heavy cream and we thought it turned out great. I’m sure it’s just all the more yummy with heavy cream. Thanks for sharing your recipe!! I will make this again for sure!
Hello, I am excited to try this dish….in my experience these types of dishes the flavor seems to enhance the second day, did you find that with eating it the next day? If so how would you recommend reheating it? Would you put it in the oven? Thanks!
I’ve never reheated this dish. I find it best eaten right after making it.
Could you use regular pasta shells instead of the tortellini? Not sure my family will eat that tortellini. If so would you cook the pasta first or would it cook enough in the sauce? Thanks so much!!
Any changes and modifications to the recipe would be up to you.
I used alfredo because I don’t like red sauce. Haven’t tried it yet hope it is good
I have a 20oz package of tortellini, if I use the whole package, would I double everything?
Yes, or just use half the package and freeze the other half for later.
I’m curious on how this would turn out if cooked in a crockpot 🤔 what do you think?
How many people does this serve
All servings are listed under the recipe name – above the ingredients.
I made this last night and doubled the recipe. I wish I would have tripled it to be honest. The double batch fed my 30 year old son in law, my husband, my 10 year old daughter and myself. We have one small tupperware of leftovers. Next time I will make tipple so we can have leftovers.
I bought all the ingredients to make this dish tomorrow. The store didn’t have “refrigerated” Cheese Tortellini, so I bought frozen. Do I thaw out the pasta before I put it in the skillet pan? And if I use garlic powder, how much do you suppose I need? Thanks, I love your recipes.
You can use frozen tortellini. I usually thaw them before adding them to the crockpot.
Ok at first I was like unsure but when this was finished and I took a bite I was like “oh my “ the taste is amazing!!!! I will be making this quite often and I doubled the recipe to feed a larger crowd and it was great . Tastes even better as leftovers!!!!
SO glad you took a chance and tried it!
Loved it!!!
Should I cook the tortellini first or just simmer in the sauce?
just simmer it in the sauce
Where do you tortellini ?
I have made this several times now…love it. My daughter asked for the recipe and it is now apart of her meal rotation too. Five stars!!
What kind of Italian seasoning did you use?
What kind of Italian seasoning did you use?
McCormick makes a great Italian seasoning. I also really like Pampered Chef's seasoning.
Whoops I posted twice sorry and thank you!!
I just made this for dinner tonight and it was delicious. The only downside was it was a little too salty towards the end of my bowl. I'm new at cooking. Any suggestions to help bring the saltiness down?
there isn't any added salt in this dish. I would suggest using low sodium chicken broth and no-salt Italian seasoning.
Cooked this tonight, soooo yummy!
What type of veggie would be good with this?
A simple side salad? Some green beans?
I think green & red peppers with onions would be good with it. Mixed right in. Even zucchini and yellow squash.
Did you use real parmesan cheese or the green can?
Either will work – I used the green can for this because that is what I had on hand.
Looks awesome! To bad I'm suck with Cheese haters! LOL
Great dish. I made it after a long day at work. What's the best way to re-heat it?
You can reheat it in the microwave or on the stove-top with a little extra chicken broth in the pan.
When do I add the pasta? Do I cook it like normal. Noddles.
Add the pasta after you cook the sausage – with the other ingredients. It cooks in the pan with everything else. Do not precook it.
Im from the Caribbean so excuse me if I sound strange but what do u eat with this recipe? And I thought those white things in the skillet is pasta.
It it pasta filled with cheese. Tortellini or ravioli
Is the smoked sausage already cooked, suchas Hillshire Farms or do I use uncooked sausage that I cook first?
Use smoked sausage, such as Hillshire Farms.
You know, I'm a single Dad and had only cooked a meal several times, but seven years ago, I began making breakfast, lunch and dinner and doing so everyday. I'm 59 but am raising my 10 year old daughter, Stephanie. I am disabled and have a hard time with balance, coordination, dexterity and more. This recipe sounds as though even I would have a hard time screwing it up, thanks and I'll be sure to check out your others as well.
I just made this recipe and it is delicious!
This is delicious! Just finished a second helping!
This looks delicious! how many servings does this make?
I have made this several times already, always with RAVE reviews from my hubby and 3 boys. I love a recipe that is both easy and family friendly. I have used a variety of filled pastas (whatever I have on hand), always turns out great! And 1 skillet, can it get any better? Thanks!
For tomato sauce, is this just a can of reg. sauce, or a can of pasta sauce? Just wanna clarify.
It is just regular tomato sauce. Enjoy!
This is almost done on the stove now and I can't stop snitching bites. It's amazing. Thanks for another easy weeknight meal idea!
You sound like me! I like to call that "quality control testing"! LOL! So glad you are enjoyed the recipe.
My husband refuses to eat smoked sausage so I used mild italian and I used sour cream instead of heavy cream and it was delicious!
My husband refuses to eat smoked sausage so I used mild italian and I used sour cream instead of heavy cream and it was delicious!
Ok that sounds good too!
Your recipes are EXCELLENT!!! I know many just use them & don't respond. Know there are probably TONS out here who LOVE your techniques & tastes!!!!
This looks fantastic! My husband will love it with the sausage. I'm adding it to our menu for next week. Thanks for sharing!
It sure does look and sound delicious.
It was really delicious and really easy! My favorite kind of recipe!