Sausage Tequila Cream Sauce Pasta
Easy and quick pasta recipe with Sausage Tequila Cream Sauce is perfect for weeknight meals.
Servings 2 people
Calories 146kcal
Ingredients
- ½ box pasta
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- package of 6 sweet sausage links
- 1 onion
- 1 teaspoon salt
- less than a pinch of red paper flakes
- 14 oz can of stewed tomatoes
- 4 teaspoons minced garlic
- 6 tablespoons of Tequila Silver
- 4 tablespoons of heavy cream
Instructions
- Cook the pasta according to directions.
- While the pasta is cooking, remove the sausage from the casing and cook in the olive oil so that it is more like crumbled sausage.
- Once the pink is gone in the sausage, add in the onion, salt and red pepper.
- Cook until all the onions are soft and golden (about 5 minutes).
- Add the garlic and cook for about 30 seconds. Then add in the tomatoes and cook 2 minutes.
- Add the Tequila and cook for 3 to 4 minutes.
- Stir in the cream and cook until the sauce thickens (about 2 minutes).
- Toss the pasta with the sauce.
- Plate the pasta and top with Parmesan cheese and a sprig of fresh basil.
Nutrition
Calories: 146kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Sodium: 1165mg | Potassium: 81mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 1IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 0.2mg