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This Creamy Apple Gouda Sausage Pasta recipe is a delicious way to cozy up with dinner. The beautiful combination of the apples with the sausage really makes this dish and it is a 30 minute meal! Save it to Pinterest now so you can make it!

Creamy Apple Gouda Sausage Pasta

onion

garlic

apples

Tbsp butter

flour

chicken broth

thyme

heavy cream

pasta water

grated smoked gouda cheese + 1/4 cup for topping

Sea salt and pepper

tsp sea salt

Boil a large pot of salted water on the stove over high heat. When boiling, add the pasta and cook to al dente.  Reserve 1-2 cups of pasta water before you drain the pasta.

While the water boils, heat a large skillet or saute pan over medium heat and add the Italian Sausage. Brown and then remove and set aside on a plate with a paper towel to soak up the extra grease.

return the pan to the heat and add the onions. Cook for 4 minutes and stir continuously until the onions begin to brown.

Add the garlic and the apples and butter. Cook until the butter is melted and well incorporate. Stir continuously so the butter doesn&#39;t burn. Simmer for about 1 minute once the butter has melted.

Add in the flour and mix into the apples and onions to coat. Then add 1 cup of chicken broth and deglaze the pan by scraping the brown bits.

Let them simmer down and then add another cup of chicken broth and the sprigs of fresh thyme.

Add in 3/4 cup heavy cream. Mix well and let the sauce simmer for about 5 minutes on low heat.

Add the sausage back in and simmer 2 minutes. Then add in 1 cup of pasta water. Mix well.

Add in 1/2 cup smoked gouda cheese and mix well. The cheese will melt into the sauce while you mix. If the sauce seems too runny, you can let it simmer for a few minutes to reduce the liquid.

Add in the pasta and mix well to combine. Top with additional fresh thyme, sea salt and pepper to taste and a little more gouda cheese. Enjoy!

Oof I feel like this recipe had so much potential. Everything smelled amazing, the sauce tasted great, and then the pasta water was added. I should have known when the recipe called for pasta water. The recipe suggests using 1-2 cups, that seemed excessive so I used 3/4 of a cup and it was still too much. It completely watered down the sauce and got rid of the great taste it had prior. The recipe also doesn't specify how much pasta to use (I used about 12 oz) but I think in the future if I used 8 oz and didn't water down the sauce it would be enough to cover the noodles without absorbing all of it.

This was so yummy! And I love that it's basically a one-pot meal!

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