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Creamy Sausage and Leek Pasta

This creamy sausage and leek pasta is a perfect weeknight dinner. It's easy, it doesn't require too much chopping (aside from a leek or two) and it is super hearty and flavourful.
4.60 from 5 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 816 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 400 grams leeks 1 extra-large or 2 medium
  • 2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 400 grams Italian sausage 4 or 5 links
  • 1 Tablespoon tomato paste
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon + 1 Tablespoon of salt
  • 300 grams dried short pasta I like Rigatoni
  • 125 grams full fat sour cream

Instructions
 

  • Wash the leeks and slice them in half lengthwise, then cut across into 1 cm slices. Heat the olive oil over medium-high heat in a large skillet. Add the leeks and a teaspoon of salt, and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or so until the leeks have softened slightly.
  • Remove the sausages from their casings and add to the leeks. Break up the sausage with a wooden spoon or a potato masher until there are no large chunks left. Continue cooking for 7-10 minutes, until the sausage is cooked and brown bits start to form on the bottom of the pan.
  • While the sausage is cooking, it's time to start thinking about pasta. Bring 2 litres of water to a boil in a medium-large pot, and add 1 Tablespoon of salt. Cook the pasta according to the package instructions.
  • Add the tomato paste, garlic powder, and dried oregano to the sausage and leek mixture and stir to combine. 
  • It should be about time to drain the pasta, being sure to save a good amount of pasta cooking water to adjust the sauce with. 
  • Reduce the heat, add the sour cream to the sausage and leek sauce mixture, and add a good splash of the pasta water to form a creamy sauce. Then add the pasta to the pan, and stir everything together keeping the pan on low heat until the pasta is coated with all that good stuff. Use additional pasta water to loosen up the sauce as needed.

Nutrition

Calories: 816kcalCarbohydrates: 74gProtein: 27gFat: 46gSaturated Fat: 16gPolyunsaturated Fat: 6gMonounsaturated Fat: 21gCholesterol: 94mgSodium: 1387mgPotassium: 692mgFiber: 5gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 1932IUVitamin C: 15mgCalcium: 135mgIron: 5mg
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