This page brings together five sausage dishes that range from baked breakfast muffins to creamy pasta and a simple pastry roll. Each one uses sausage in a different way, from stovetop browning and simmering to oven baking and layering with pasta or pastry.
The recipes here include both weeknight-friendly mains and make-ahead bites, with methods that rely on common steps like draining, deglazing, folding, and baking until browned or bubbling.
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- Italian Sausage Pasta with Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato Sauce
- Easy Sausage Breakfast Muffins
- Meaty Sausage Rolls
- One-Pot Creamy Sausage Rigatoni
- Oven Baked 4-Ingredient Sausage and Pepper Ziti
Italian Sausage Pasta with Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato Sauce
Italian Sausage Pasta with Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato Sauce starts by browning loose sausage with onion, then building the flavor with garlic, marjoram, pepper, rosemary, thyme, and red pepper flakes. The pasta is cooked separately, while the sauce is made in the same skillet so the browned bits can be scraped up with chicken broth before cream is added.
The cream simmers until it thickens, then parmesan, sun-dried tomatoes, and spinach are stirred in until the cheese melts and the greens wilt. Finally, the sausage and rigatoni return to the skillet and are tossed together, then finished with salt to taste and served warm.
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Easy Sausage Breakfast Muffins
Easy Sausage Breakfast Muffins combine cooked breakfast sausage with eggs, sharp cheddar cheese, and Bisquick baking mix for a savory baked muffin. The batter is mixed in one bowl after the sausage has been browned and drained, making the filling evenly distributed before it is portioned into a greased 12-cup tin.
The muffins bake at 350°F until the tops are golden brown and a toothpick comes out clean. After a short rest in the tin, they can be transferred to a wire rack or served warm, which makes the recipe suited to breakfast or a grab-and-go snack.
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Meaty Sausage Rolls
Meaty Sausage Rolls wrap a seasoned sausage filling in puff pastry for a hand-held baked dish. The sausage mixture is combined with finely chopped onion, garlic, sage, black pepper, and salt, then spread over the pastry sheet with a border left around the edges for sealing.
After rolling the pastry into a log, the edge is sealed with beaten egg and the log is cut into 12 pieces. The rolls are placed seam side down, brushed with the remaining egg for color, and baked until the pastry is golden brown and the sausage is cooked through.
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One-Pot Creamy Sausage Rigatoni
One-Pot Creamy Sausage Rigatoni layers browned ground Italian sausage into a rich pasta sauce with onion, garlic, chili flakes, Italian seasoning, and sun-dried tomatoes. The sausage is cooked in a large pot, then the pan is deglazed with white wine so the browned bits are lifted before the cream and crushed tomatoes are added.
The sauce simmers briefly to thicken, then cooked rigatoni and Parmesan are stirred in until the pasta is coated evenly. Salt and black pepper finish the dish, and the final result is served hot from the same pot.
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Oven Baked 4-Ingredient Sausage and Pepper Ziti
Oven Baked 4-Ingredient Sausage and Pepper Ziti uses sliced sweet Italian sausage, bell peppers, marinara sauce, and ziti for a baked pasta dish. The pasta is cooked just short of the package directions, while the sausage is browned in a skillet and the peppers are cooked until softened but still have some texture.
After the marinara is stirred in, the drained ziti is folded through the skillet mixture and transferred to a greased baking dish. The pasta bakes covered until bubbling, then the foil can be removed briefly for a crisp top before the dish rests and is served.
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