Description
A creamy and flavorful pasta dish featuring rotini pasta, smoked sausage, and a delicious cheddar ranch sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 12 oz rotini pasta
- 2 cups milk
- 1 1/2 cups shredded white cheddar
- 14 oz smoked sausage, sliced thin
- 3 minced garlic cloves
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 packet ranch seasoning mix
- 1/2 cup chopped roasted red peppers
- 2 cups baby spinach
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoons butter
Instructions
- Heat up the olive oil on medium-high. Fry the sausage slices until golden on both sides. Take them out and keep them aside.
- In the same skillet, melt your butter. Toss in the minced garlic and cook until you can smell it, around half a minute.
- Pour in milk and chicken broth, scrape up any tasty bits stuck at the bottom. Stir in the ranch seasoning and let it simmer gently.
- Chuck the rotini into the liquid, make sure it’s mostly covered. Put a lid on and cook on medium, stirring now and then, until the pasta’s just right, about 12 to 15 minutes.
- Carefully stir in the spinach and roasted peppers. Let the spinach soften just a bit.
- Add the sausage back into the pan. Mix everything well. Season it with salt and pepper then get it on the table right away.
Notes
- For a spicier kick, add crushed red pepper flakes.
- This dish can be prepared with other types of pasta if desired.
- Leftovers can be refrigerated and reheated.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Pasta
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 42g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 20g
- Cholesterol: 60mg