Try this one-skillet pasta dinner with chicken sausage, cheese, and spinach!

It takes only 30 minutes to make.

Do you ever have those days when you feel very lazy about cooking dinner?

Pasta Skillet with Chicken Sausage, Cheese and Spinach in a cast iron skillet

Lisa Lin

It’s a skillet pasta dinner and it only takes about 30 minutes to pull together.

This pasta with chicken sausage dish is my go-to dinner when I need an easy dinner.

Try this pasta dish the next time you want a fast home-cooked meal.

Chicken Sausage Pasta Skillet

Lisa Lin

I promise, itll be quicker than ordering takeout!

Add the minced garlic and cook for 30 seconds.

Add crushed tomatoes and cook until the sauce starts bubbling at a rapid simmer, 1 to 2 minutes.

Skillet Pasta with Chicken Sausage, Cheese & Spinach

Lisa Lin

Reduce heat to low and let the sauce continue slowly simmering for 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Mix in honey, parsley, basil and oregano and cook for another minute.

Season sauce with salt to your taste.

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Lisa Lin

(Makes 2 1/2 to 3 cups; keeps 4 to 5 days refrigerated or 3 months frozen.)

Bring 2 quarts of water to boil in a pot.

Season with a generous pinch of salt.

Skillet Pasta with Chicken Sausage, Cheese & Spinach

Lisa Lin

Drain and run pasta under cold water.

Heat 1 1/2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.

Add chopped sausage and cook for 5 to 7 minutes, until the meat is cooked through.

Skillet Pasta with Chicken Sausage, Cheese & Spinach

Lisa Lin

Add pasta sauce and heat for a minute.

Add spinach and fold it into the sauce.

The spinach should start wilting in 30 seconds.

Skillet Pasta with Chicken Sausage, Cheese & Spinach

Lisa Lin

Add pasta to the pan and stir until combined.

Top with mozzarella cheese.

Skillet Pasta with Chicken Sausage, Cheese & Spinach

Lisa Lin