Description
This Sticky Honey Garlic Sausage Pasta Skillet is a delicious one-pan meal that combines savory smoked sausage with a sweet and tangy honey garlic sauce, served over pasta. It’s a quick and easy dinner option perfect for busy weeknights.
Ingredients
Scale
Pasta:
- 12 ounces pasta (penne or rotini)
Other Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pound smoked sausage (sliced into rounds)
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1/3 cup honey
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons ketchup
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
- 1/2 cup reserved pasta water
- 2 green onions (sliced)
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cook the pasta: Boil the pasta in salted water, reserve 1/2 cup pasta water, drain, and set aside.
- Sauté sausage: Brown sausage slices in olive oil in a skillet.
- Add garlic and sauce: Cook garlic, then add honey, soy sauce, ketchup, vinegar, and red pepper flakes.
- Simmer: Let the sauce thicken, then add pasta and water.
- Combine and serve: Stir everything together, season, garnish with green onions, and serve.
Notes
- You can use turkey or chicken sausage for a leaner option.
- Adjust honey or soy sauce to taste preference.
- Enhance with steamed broccoli or snap peas.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 1/2 cups
- Calories: 520
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 880mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 58g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 20g
- Cholesterol: 50mg
