Creamy Lemon Salsiccia Pasta

Directions

  1. 1Cook the pasta in salted water.
  2. 2Cook the Italian sausage links.
  3. 3Sauté the finely diced red onion and finely chopped garlic.
  4. 4Stir in the all-purpose flour, then add the heavy cream and reserved pasta water as needed.
  5. 5Incorporate the softened cream cheese pieces into the sauce.
  6. 6Season with herbes de Provence, sweet paprika, garlic powder, ground turmeric, and freshly ground black pepper.
  7. 7Finish the sauce with fresh lemon juice and finely grated lemon zest, adjusting salt to taste.

Ingredients

  • 9 to 10 1/2 oz short pasta
  • kosher salt (optional)
  • 5 whole salsiccia or italian sausage links
  • 1/2 small red onion, finely diced
  • 1 1/2 garlic clove, finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 1 2/3 cup heavy cream
  • 3/4 to 1 cup pasta water, reserved
  • 3 oz cream cheese, softened and cut into pieces
  • 1/2 lemon lemon zest, finely grated
  • 4 to 5 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tsp herbes de provence
  • 1 tsp sweet paprika
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • small pinch ground turmeric
  • 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • fine sea salt (optional)