Bratwurst Pasta
This Bratwurst pasta recipe is so flavorful and easy to make. The pasta is loaded with savory German sausage and perfectly cooked in a buttery beer sauce. It’s garlicky, and taste like alfredo but without the heavy cream!
Equipment
- a Large deep saute pan
Ingredients
- 1 pound Bratwurst, (chasing removed or use ground)
- 12 oz spaghetti or fettucine
- ½ cup wheat beer or pale ale
- 1 cup chopped yellow onion
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- ¼ cup freshly grated parmesan cheese, (add more according to your liking)
- black pepper, (to taste)
Optional:
- a pinch of red pepper flakes
- chopped parsley
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of salted water ( about 4 qt + 1 tablespoon of salt) to a boil. Follow the instructions on the product packaging and cook pasta until al dente.
- In a large deep saute pan, heat the oil over moderate heat. Cook the sausage (chasing removed), breaking up the meat for about 4 minutes.
- Reduce the heat to moderately low. Add onion, and cook for about 4 minutes or until it translucent. Be sure to keep scraping up the browned bits from the bottom to prevent burning.Add garlic, and keep stirring for about 1 minute.
- Add beer to the pan. Be sure to scrape up the browned bits from the bottom, simmer until reduced by half, for about 3 minutes.
- Melt the butter and add black pepper. Stir and reduce the heat to low. Add the cooked pasta, and parmesan. Toss just until combined then turn off the heat immediately.
- Transfer the pasta to a serving plate. Serve with additional parmesan cheese if needed! Enjoy!
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Nutrition
Calories: 554kcalCarbohydrates: 48gProtein: 20gFat: 30gSaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 69mgSodium: 712mgPotassium: 428mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 151IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 91mgIron: 1mg
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