CHEESY WHITE SAUCE PASTA RECIPES

Pasta and sausage are a combination that usually suggests a dense, heavy tomato sauce. But it can also mean the very opposite. Sausage, used in small amounts, can contribute to a relatively light, almost delicate pasta sauce. In fact, sausage is a gift to the minimalist cook: it comes already seasoned, and its seasoning can be used to flavor whatever goes with it. The technique is simple. It's easiest to start with bulk sausage, or patties, because then there's no need to remove the meat from a casing. (Though that is easy to do: Just slit the casing with a sharp knife and peel it off.) You crumble the sausage into a little melted butter, which adds smoothness to the final sauce (omit it if you prefer), add water or other liquid and finish with grated Parmesan.

Provided by Mark Bittman

Total Time 20 minutes

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : @context http//schema.org, Calories 489, UnsaturatedFatContent 13 grams, CarbohydrateContent 43 grams, FatContent 25 grams, FiberContent 2 grams, ProteinContent 21 grams, SaturatedFatContent 11 grams, SodiumContent 614 milligrams, SugarContent 2 grams, TransFatContent 0 grams

This “lazy” lasagna requires very little prep, cooks on Low for a few hours and it’s ready to scoop and serve. It’s a creamy, cheesy, delicious new dinner we can’t stop thinking about.

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Total Time 3 hours 25 minutes

Prep Time 15 minutes

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 11

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 590 , CarbohydrateContent 42 g, CholesterolContent 135 mg, FatContent 4 , FiberContent 2 g, ProteinContent 30 g, SaturatedFatContent 19 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, SodiumContent 960 mg, SugarContent 2 g, TransFatContent 1 g