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Penne Sausage Alfredo is an easy family dinner idea that costs less than $10 to make. Simple & quick, ready in less than 30 minutes. You can’t beat it!
Do you struggle with dinner time? What to make for dinner is probably the most asked question in our family. For me, quick & easy is key but so is affordable. With 3 teens who have never-ending appetites, making enough food in order to keep them happy & stay under budget can be a challenge. So when I come up with recipes that make dinnertime easy, I love to share my excitement with you. I know you probably have these same struggles & it’s great when I can share a new recipe that everyone loves & saves my pocketbook too.
Penne Sausage Alfredo
We just returned from a 3200 mile road trip down the California coast. I wanted to feed us all economically on the trip because eating out for every meal when you are a family of 5 can get really expensive. We had the kitchen right in our RV & intended to use it.
We planned our meals carefully with a budget of just $10 a day for dinners & I headed to my local Kroger store to shop for my meals. I had to get creative & sometimes that’s when the very best recipes seem to happen. For this recipe, I started with 1 box of Barilla Penne pasta noodles & 1 package of Johnsonville Italian mild sausage. Then we added some fresh spinach & tomatoes along with delicious Barilla Alfredo sauce.
Just top it with some Parmesan cheese & it makes for a really tasty meal.
Barilla brings Al Dente perfection to every pasta meal. My favorite is penne, how about you? Do you love penne? Pairing the penne with protein-packed Johnsonville Sausages really make the meal flavorful & hearty. I love that it didn’t take much time or money to feed my hungry crowd.
Penne Sausage Alfredo
Penne Sausage Alfredo
Ingredients
- 12 ounces Barilla Penne
- 4 Johnsonville Mild Italian Sausage Links one package
- 1 jar Barilla Alfredo Sauce
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 3 small tomatoes - diced
- 2 cups loosely packed fresh spinach- rough cut
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese for garnish
Instructions
- Cook the pasta according to package directions. Drain and set aside.
- While pasta cooks, slice the sausage into rounds and cook in the skillet until browned
- Dice & chop the tomatoes & spinach
- Combine all ingredients in a large bowl or pot
- Sprinkle with cheese when serving
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You can’t beat a $10 dinner for 5 people & it was crazy good!
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Jess says
Oh wow…this sounds so tasty! 🙂
I would love for you to share this with my Facebook Group for recipes, crafts, tips, and tricks: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pluckyrecipescraftstips/
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Erlene Amat says
This is my kind of recipe. I have a family of six, so we usually eat in and I like quick prepare meals. Thanks for sharing this recipe on Merry Monday. Pinned.
Amanda says
this looks soo good….im going to make it soon
Joe says
Thanks for the idea wife loved it
Alicel says
Do I have to use spinnache?
Gina Kleinworth says
Of course not. Spinach is optional.
Bri says
Can you use ground Italian sausage instead of the links
Gina Kleinworth says
I don’t see why not.