Dinner for 4
Sausage Pasta
Spiral pasta is tossed with browned Italian sausage, onion, garlic, crushed tomatoes, spinach, and herbs.
Typical price
$9.76for 4 servings
$2.44 per serving$9.76 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Photo: recipetineats.com
- 20 minstart to table
- Easydifficulty
- 4servings as written
- $$typical cost tier
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Pasta$0.10/oz typical | 8.75 oz | $0.88Typical price |
| Italian or breakfast sausage$4.49/lb typical | 1.1 lb | $4.95Typical price |
| Onions$1.29/lb typical | 0.3 lb | $0.39Typical price |
| Garlic$0.75 each typical | 0.25 | $0.15Typical price |
| Canned tomatoes$0.08/oz typical | 28 oz | $2.26Typical price |
| Spinach$0.35/oz typical | 0.75 oz | $0.26Typical price |
| Fresh herbs (cilantro, parsley, basil)$1.49 each typical | 0.25 | $0.37Typical price |
| Parmesan$0.55/oz typical | 0.5 oz | $0.28Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $9.76 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
Olive and cooking oilDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsSalt and pepper
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 250 g / 0.5 lb spiral pasta
- 500 g / 1 lb good italian sausages
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 small onion
- 2 cloves garlic
- 800 g / 28 oz crushed tomato
- 1 tsp chilli flakes / red pepper flakes (optional)
- salt and pepper
- 1 1/2 big handfuls baby spinach (optional)
- basil leaves
- parmesan
Steps
- Boil salted water in a large pot and cook the spiral pasta until tender, about 9 minutes.
- Heat the oil in a large skillet and cook the sausage and onion for 7 minutes, breaking up the sausage until it reaches 160 F.
- Add the garlic, crushed tomatoes, and red pepper flakes, then simmer for 5 minutes.
- Stir in the spinach and cook for 2 minutes, until wilted.
- Drain the pasta, toss it with the sauce, and season with salt, pepper, basil, and Parmesan.
Swaps
- Italian or breakfast sausage for Chicken or turkey sausageabout $1.50/lb more at typical prices
- Onions for Red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
- Pasta for Egg noodlesabout $0.04/oz more at typical prices
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