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Creamy Sausage & Bacon Pasta
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This is the kind of pasta that makes you realize comfort food has been in your cabinet the whole time.
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Jon Watts
Why You Need to Make This
Creamy pasta has a way of feeling like a treat even on a regular weeknight, and this one earns that feeling without asking much from you in return.
The combination of sausage and bacon is what drives the flavor here.
Both proteins bring something different to the sauce. The sausage adds a seasoned, slightly spiced depth while the bacon contributes a smoky, salty note.
Together, they build a sauce layered with flavor without requiring a complicated process.
Rigatoni is used here because its ridges and hollow center hold a thick cream sauce better than flat or thin pasta, but any short pasta shape you already have works just as well.
What also makes this recipe worth coming back to is how little it asks of you when it comes to shopping.
I appreciate it when a dish can be pulled together mostly from what is already in the cabinet, because that is the kind of recipe that actually gets made on a regular basis rather than saved and forgotten.
Sometimes the best comfort food is the kind that does not make you work for it, and this one fits that description perfectly.
Complete the Table
Roasted broccoli or sautéed spinach add some color and a lighter element alongside something this creamy.
For another creamy pasta option on the blog, the Spicy Creamy Chicken Pasta takes a different approach to the same comfort-food category and is worth adding to your rotation alongside this one.
Recommended Tools
Carote Nonstick Pan with Lid - Building a cream sauce with bacon fat and sausage drippings requires a pan that can handle the heat without burning the fond that develops at the bottom.
That fond is where a lot of the flavor lives, and a quality skillet lets you deglaze it into the sauce rather than letting it scorch and turn bitter.
Joi’s Kitchen Notes
Buying Tip: Bacon is often cheaper when bought in the larger standard pack rather than the thick-cut specialty versions. Since it gets rendered down and cooked into the sauce, the premium price of thick-cut bacon does not make much of a difference in the final result here.
Spice Savings: The sausage does most of the seasoning, so you do not need a long list of additional spices. Garlic powder, black pepper, and a pinch of red pepper flakes cover the rest without adding much to the cost.
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