Spicy Sausage Pasta alla Vodka (Low-Fructose & Gluten-Free)
Servings: 4
Prep Time
5 minutes
Cook Time
15 minutes
Total Time
20 minutes
Ingredients (My Favorite Brands)
For the Spicy Sausage
1 lb ground pork (or meat of choice)
2 tablespoons garlic- or shallot-infused olive oil
2 teaspoons each:
Fennel seed
Crushed red pepper flakes
Italian herbs
1 teaspoon each:
Salt
Gourmend garlic chive powder (optional but delicious)
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
For the Pasta
Gluten-free pasta of choice (I used GF egg fettuccine from Trader Joe’s)
3/4 cup low-FODMAP marinara
1 cup cream
1/3 cup vodka
2 cups spinach, roughly chopped
1/4 cup parmesan cheese
Fresh basil and additional parmesan to serve
Instructions
Heat the oil in a pan over medium heat. Add the pork and break into small pieces. Sprinkle with spices and cook for 7-8 minutes until cooked through.
Heat a large pot of boiling water and cook pasta according to package instructions.
Add the marinara to the sausage and stir well.
Add the cream and vodka and bring to a simmer.
Add the chopped spinach and parmesan cheese. Stir and let simmer until the spinach wilts, 1-2 minutes.
Divide pasta and sauce between bowls. Top with fresh basil and additional parmesan cheese.
Fine with Fructose?
If you tolerate fructans, you can buy premade Italian sausage to make this recipe even easier.
Other Modifications
You could replace the spinach with kale or modify the sausage seasonings as desired.
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