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This easy artichoke and spicy sausage spaghetti is a simple yet satisfying pasta dish for weeknights. I don’t know about you, but we always seem to have hot Italian sausages in our freezer (I think they multiply in there). I created this recipe one night when I was trying to clear them out. It ended up being a hit and I’ve come back to it several times because we pretty much always have the ingredients on hand.
Looking for more weeknight pasta dishes? Try my spaghetti carbonara or bucatini all’ Amatriciana.
Pasta Tip: Always salt the water. For 1 lb of pasta, you should add around 1 tablespoon of salt. Want to learn more about the right way to salt pasta water? Check out these articles from Taste of Home and Serious Eats.
Pairing: I pair this dish with Chianti and a simple green salad.
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Artichoke and Spicy Suasage Spaghetti
- Category: Pasta
- Cuisine: Italian
Description
A quick but delicious weeknight meal!
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 yellow onions, diced
- 3 medium carrots, peeled and diced
- 4–6 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp fennel seed
- ½ tsp red pepper flakes
- 1 can artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
- 1 28 oz can tomato sauce
- 1 28 oz can whole tomatoes, crushed by hand
- 2–3 tablespoons freshly chopped oregano (or 2 teaspoons dried)
- 1 lb spicy hot Italian sausage (use the whole sausages not ground)
- 1 lb spaghetti, cooked following package instructions for al dente*
- ¼ cup freshly chopped basil
Instructions
- Heat oil in large sautee pan. Add onion and carrots and cook 5-7 minutes over medium-low heat. Add Add garlic and cook 2 minutes mores. Next stir in the fennel seed and red pepper flakes and cook 1 minute.
- Add the chopped artichoke hearts and canned tomatoes and sauce. Toss in the oregano and whole sausages. Simmer partially covered for 30 minutes over medium low heat.
- Transfer the sausages to a cutting board. Let them cool and then slice and return to the sauce. Heat through.
- When ready to serve, toss with the cooked pasta and top with fresh basil.
Keywords: sausage, artichoke, spaghetti
