Coming back with an amazing recipe for busy weeknights with this 3 Ingredient One Pot Pasta that is made with a delicious meat sauce and perfectly cooked pasta topped with Parmesan cheese. 

You can never go wrong with pasta noodles paired with a flavorful sauce all made in one pot. One-pot pasta recipes are perfect because they taste delectable but don’t add to the number of dishes you have to do at the end even when working with dried pasta. 

Just make sure you have a big enough pot or Dutch oven to cook enough of your new favorite pasta recipe for the whole family.

Ingredients for 3 Ingredient One Pot Pasta

• Meat: for this recipe, I enjoy using ground Italian sausage but you can also use ground beef, ground turkey, or ground chicken too
• Pasta sauce: picked your favorite jar of marinara sauce
• Pasta: I enjoy using rotini pasta for this recipe but you can use any shape of pasta
• Seasoning: to add even more flavor use Italian seasoning
• Water: you will need enough water to cook pasta in but may vary depending on the meat you use
• Optional toppings: parmesan cheese, fresh basil, cherry tomatoes

How to make this easy one pot pasta recipe:

Add the Italian sausage to a large pot on the stove and cook it on medium high heat breaking up the sausage until it is cooked through.

Once cooked remove any excess grease in the pan

Stir in the remaining ingredients. Scrape the flavorful bits off the bottom of the pot. (this will add flavor to your dish)

Bring up to a simmer, let simmer stirring occasionally for 18 minutes or until the pasta is tender or al dente (if the liquid line gets too low while simmering, add in ½ cup more water at a time until the pasta is tender.

How to store leftover one-pot pasta:

Fridge: Any leftovers from this one-pot pasta recipe should be placed in an airtight container and stored in the fridge for up to 5 days.

Tips and tricks for making one pan pasta recipes: 

How to turn this into a creamy pasta:

If you really enjoy having a creamy pasta sauce, add about 1/2 cup to 3/4 cup of heavy cream to the pot after everything has cooked through to create a creamy sauce. 

Change up this one pot pasta recipe:

1. Add in some red pepper flakes for a little spice
2. Top the pasta with fresh basil and parmesan cheese
3. Make the sauce chunky by adding either cherry tomatoes or grape tomatoes into the cooking pasta
4. Use vegetable broth in place of half of the water to add even more flavor
5. Add in crushed garlic cloves to the pasta sauce

Type of pasta to use: 

1. Spaghetti noodles
2. Elbow macaroni
3. Penne pasta
4. Rigatoni

More beef recipes:

• Tomato Bacon Pasta ($5 Dinner)
• Dill Pickle Pasta Salad
• Caprese Pasta Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette
• Doritos Taco Pasta Salad 

3 Ingredient One Pot Pasta

Recipe by Julia Pacheco

5.0 from 3 votes

Course: ONE POT MEALS, ONE-POT, Pasta, PORK, RECIPES, STOVE TOPCuisine: ItalianDifficulty: Easy

Servings

4

servings

Prep time

5

minutes

Cooking time

20

minutes

Simple ingredients, but plenty of flavor, you will enjoy this easy one pot pasta recipe for a quick dinner recipe.

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Ingredients

• 1 lb ground Italian sausage

• 24 oz jar marinara sauce

• 12 oz rotini pasta (or any pasta)

• 2 tsp Italian seasoning

• 3 cups water

Directions

• Add the Italian sausage to a large pot on the stove and cook it on medium high heat breaking up the sausage until it is cooked through.
• Once cooked remove any excess grease in the pan
• Stir in the remaining ingredients. Scrape the flavorful bits off the bottom of the pot. (this will add flavor to your dish)
• Bring up to a simmer, let simmer stirring occasionally for 18 minutes or until the pasta is tender (if the liquid line gets too low while simmering, add in ½ cup more water at a time until the pasta is tender.

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