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Kielbasa Pasta is a one pot dish that is loaded with kielbasa, pasta, and cheese. It is creamy, delicious and easy to make. This is the perfect weeknight recipe.
We love this pork recipe because it is so tasty and easy and just all around the best meal. The cheesy sauce has just the perfect amount of seasoning. Add a salad and breadsticks for a complete meal idea in less than 30 minutes.
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Why This Recipe Works
This Kielbasa Pasta is loaded with flavor. It is made with simple ingredients for a creamy and delicious consistency. This pasta recipe can be made in a variety of ways.
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Ingredients
- Olive Oil – Feel free to use other types of oil such as vegetable oil or canola oil
- Smoked Kielbasa – Slice the sausage into ¼ inch slices
- Yellow Onion – Finely diced the onion with a vegetable chopper. You can even chop ahead of time and learn How to Freeze Onions?
- Minced Garlic – Learn How to Mince Garlic Cloves
- Chicken Broth – You can also use chicken stock
- Diced Tomatoes – You can also use a can of Rotel
- Rotini Pasta – Use uncooked pasta of your choice
- Milk – We used whole milk, but you can use any type of milk
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Substitutions and Additions
- Add Vegetables – Feel free to add in vegetables to this mix. We like to mix in diced bell peppers or chopped broccoli.
- Parmesan Cheese – This pasta dish would be delicious topped with shredded parmesan cheese when serving.
- Pasta – You can use any of your favorite types of pasta in this recipe instead of Rotini. Bowtie pasta, farfalle, rigatoni, and penne pasta for a delicious polish sausage pasta variations.
- Change Meat – We used Kielbasa in this recipe, but you can use different brat or polish sausage. We love the Jalapeno and Cheddar mixed in with the pasta dish. But you can also use leftover chicken or ground beef.
- Cheese – We love to top the one pot dish with loads of parmesan cheese. But feel free to add in other types of cheeses. Mozzarella cheese, ricotta cheese, or fontina.
- Spinach – We love adding spinach to this recipe but you can substitute with kale if you prefer. Any green vegetables would work mixed into this recipe.
How to Make Kielbasa Pasta
Step 1 – Cook the Kielbasa and Onions – Heat the 1 tbsp olive oil in a large deep saucepan over medium high heat. Add in the diced Kielbasa and diced onions for 5-6 minutes until the sausage is browned and onions are soft.
Step 2 – Cook the Minced Garlic – Add in the minced garlic and cook for 1-2 minutes until aromatic over medium heat.
Step 3 – Stir in Other Ingredients – Then stir in the diced tomatoes, pasta, milk and seasonings. Slowly add in chicken broth until the bow tie pasta is covered (approximately 2 cups). Stir to combine. Bring the mixture to a simmer.
Step 4 – Stir in Cheese – Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the shredded cheddar cheese.
- Step 6 – Let Cheese Melt – Cover and let sit until the cheese is melted.
- Step 7 – Serve and Enjoy – Serve immediately while warm topped with chopped parsley and enjoy this delicious comfort food.
Recipe Tips
- Smoked Sausage – Prepare the Kielbasa Sausage, slice the kielbasa about ¼ inch thick to cook in the skillet.
- Simmer Ingredients – When adding in the noodles with the chicken broth, make sure the mixture comes to a boil. This makes sure the noodles cook to al dente.
- Melt Cheese – Once the pasta is cooked, remove from heat and add the cheese. Then cover the dish so the cheese melts and combines into the pasta and sausage.
- Cover Pot – Cover the pot with the ingredients so that the ingredients cook. But continue to toss so the noodles do not stick to the bottom.
- Large Skillet – You can cook the pasta, sausage and cheese in a large skillet or a dutch oven.
Serving Suggestions
- Side Salad – Serve this tasty one pot meal with a simple side salad or Easy Caesar Salad Recipe.
- Garlic Bread Cheese Sticks – We like to serve Garlic Bread Cheese Sticks Recipe to dip the bread sticks in the cheesy sauce get every last drop of this amazing sauce.
- Stuffed Cheesy Bread – If you like a little extra heat, try Jalapeno Popper Stuffed Cheesy Bread Recipe. It’s so cheesy and the jalapeno peppers make it really amazing. It’s so easy because it uses crescent rolls!
Frequently Asked Questions
No, there is no need to cook the pasta in a separate large pot. The pasta cooks in the broth and with the other ingredients and there is no need to drain pasta.
If we have leftovers we will like to store in individual containers which makes for a delicious lunch the next day. These storage tips will help your leftovers stay good for up to 3-4 days.
When you are ready to reheat, place in a microwave safe dish and reheat in 30 second intervals. You can also reheat in the skillet with some olive oil to prevent the noodles from sticking.
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Kielbasa Pasta
Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
- 1 pound Smoked Kielbasa sliced into ¼ inch slices
- 1/2 Yellow Onion finely diced
- 2 teaspoons Minced Garlic
- 2 cups Chicken Broth
- 1 can Diced Tomatoes 10 ounce can
- 16 oz Rotini Pasta uncooked
- 1 cup Milk
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 1/2 teaspoon Pepper
- 1 1/2 cup Cheddar Cheese shredded
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large deep saucepan over medium high heat. Add in the diced Kielbasa and onions for 5-6 minutes until the sausage is browned and onions are soft.
- Add in the minced garlic and cook for 1 minute until aromatic.
- Then stir in the diced tomatoes, pasta. milk and seasonings. Slowly add in chicken broth until the pasta is covered (approximately 2 cups). Stir to combine.
- Bring the mixture to a simmer. Let simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally until the pasta is fully cooked.
- Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the shredded cheddar cheese.
- Cover and let sit until the cheese is melted.
- Serve immediately while warm and enjoy!
So sorry for the confusion. It’s chicken broth. I have updated the recipe.
Which is it? Do you add 2 cups of water or 2 cups of chicken broth? Ingredients include 2 cups of chicken broth but recipe doesn’t mention broth at all! I’m confused!
So good! My whole family loved it. The ingredients say 2 cups of chicken broth but the recipe calls for water, I figured there’s no way it’s water… there would be no flavor. So of course used the broth. I also added poblano peppers with the onions and kielbasa, garlic powder and a little onion salt to the sauce. Delicious!
Ingredients don’t list water but directions do & directions don’t list what to do with chicken broth