Creamy Chicken & Sausage Pasta

Creamy Chicken & Sausage Pasta – Delicious and easy penne pasta tossed with chicken sausage peppers and onions in a parmesan cream sauce.

This creamy and delicious pasta has a slight kick to it due to the hot links used in this recipe. The spice is not overwhelming by any means and if you really like spice you can sprinkle red pepper flakes on your pasta at the end.

Some great substitutions for the hot links would be kielbasa Portuguese sausage or any other of your favorite types of fully cooked sausage. I prefer using hot links in this recipe because I love the flavor and added spice.

We served our pasta with homemade garlic bread. You can also serve with a side salad or by itself! This recipe will serve about 4 people. If you are cooking for a large crowd simply double the recipe.

INGREDIENTS YOU NEED FOR THIS RECIPE:

Hot Link Sausage – You’ll need about two hot links sliced about 1/4″ thick.

Chicken – Boneless skinless chicken thighs or breasts.

Onion – About 1 small yellow onion.

Garlic – Fresh garlic is best.

Milk – I used whole milk but you can use whatever milk you prefer.

All-Purpose Flour – This will help to thicken the sauce.

Cream Cheese – At room temperature – low fat or full fat.

Pepper – Fresh cracked black pepper or ground.

Salt – I almost always use sea salt but you can use your favorite cooking salt in this recipe.

Butter – Salted or unsalted butter both work great.

Parmesan Cheese – I always use a pretty good quality parmesan and grate it myself. But you can use whatever you have on hand.

Green Bell Pepper – You can also use hatch or Anaheim peppers.

Penne Pasta– About half a pound of penne pasta. If you don’t have penne you can use farfalle roitini and more.

Parsley – Fresh is best but you can also use dried parsley.

Basil – Fresh is best but you can also use dried basil.

HOW TO MAKE CREAMY CHICKEN AND SAUSAGE PASTA:

Bring a large pot of water to a boil and cook penne pasta according to instructions. Drain and set aside.

In a large skillet add sliced sausage and cook over medium-high heat until lightly browned. Remove sausage from skillet.

Add cubed chicken to the skillet with leftover drippings from sausage. Cook over medium heat turning over after a few minutes until cooked through. Remove from skillet and set aside with sausage.

Add butter onions and peppers to the skillet. Cook over medium heat until tender. Then add garlic and cook until fragrant about 1 minute.

Sprinkle flour salt pepper basil and parsley over the cooked veggies and mix to combine. Slowly add the milk stirring frequently until fully combined. Add cream cheese and parmesan cheese and stir until nicely melted into the sauce.

Add chicken sausage and penne to the sauce and toss to combine. Let cook over very low heat for a few minutes. Then remove from heat.

Serve pasta with a sprinkle of red pepper flakes (optional). Enjoy!

Creamy Chicken and Sausage Pasta

Amanda Cooks & Styles

Delicious and easy penne pasta tossed with chicken sausage peppers and onions in a parmesan cream sauce.

5 from 19 votes

TOTAL TIME 30 mins

COURSE Main Course

CUISINE American

SERVINGS 4 people

INGREDIENTS 1x2x3x

1/2 lb. Penne Pasta or similar
2 Hot Links sliced 1/4″ thick
1 lb Chicken Breasts (boneless) cut into 1/2″ cubes
2 tbsp Butter
1/2 cup Green Bell Pepper chopped
1 cup Onion chopped
2 cloves Garlic minced
2 tbsp All-Purpose Flour
1 3/4 cups Milk
1/4 cup Cream Cheese room temp
1/3 cup Parmesan Cheese
1/4 tsp Pepper
1/2 tsp Salt
1 tsp Dried Parsley or 1 tbsp fresh chopped
1 tsp Dried Basil or 1 tbsp fresh chopped

INSTRUCTIONS

Bring a large pot of water to a boil and cook penne pasta according to instructions. Drain and set aside.
In a large skillet add sliced sausage and cook over medium-high heat until lightly browned. Remove sausage from skillet.
Add cubed chicken to the skillet with leftover drippings from sausage. Cook over medium heat turning over after a few minutes until cooked through. Remove from skillet and set aside with sausage.
Add butter onions and peppers to the skillet. Cook over medium heat until tender. Then add garlic and cook until fragrant about 1 minute.
Sprinkle flour salt pepper basil and parsley over the cooked veggies and mix to combine. Slowly add the milk stirring frequently until fully combined. Add cream cheese and parmesan cheese and stir until nicely melted into the sauce.
Add chicken sausage and penne to the sauce and toss to combine. Let cook over very low heat for a few minutes. Then remove from heat.
Serve pasta with a sprinkle of red pepper flakes (optional). Enjoy!

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