Pasta with Italian Sausage and Cheese Sauce
This recipe is taken from the 1990 Milk Calendar. This is the Pasta with Italian Sausage and Cheese Sauce recipe.
- Prep: 10 min
- Cooking: 15 min
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp (30 mL) butter
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) chopped onion
- 2 tbsp (30 mL) all-purpose flour
- 2 cups (500 mL) Milk
- 1 1/2 cups (375 mL) Canadian Provolone or Canadian Sharp Cheddar cheese shredded
- 8 oz (240 g) hot or mild Italian sausage cooked, sliced
- 2 tbsp (30 mL) tomato paste
- 1 tbsp (15 mL) chopped fresh parsley
- Cooked penne
- Crushed chillies (optional)
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Preparation
Melt butter in medium saucepan; sauté onion until tender. Blend in flour. Gradually stir in milk. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture boils and thickens. Remove from heat.
Add Provolone cheese; stir until melted. Stir in sausage, tomato paste and parsley. Reheat if necessary; do not boil. Serve sauce over hot cooked pasta. Garnish with crushed chillies if desired.
Tips
Nutritional information
Per serving| Energy: | 422 Calories |
| Protein: | 23 g |
| Carbohydrate: | 15 g |
| Fat: | 30 g |
| Fibre: | 0.9 g |
| Sodium: | 936 mg |
Top 5 Nutrients
| (% DV*) | |
|---|---|
| Calcium: | 44 % / 481 mg |
| Vitamin B12: | 70 % |
| Selenium: | 38 % |
| Phosphorus: | 37 % |
| Vitamin D: | 36 % |
