14 Italian Sausage Recipes (2024)

Here are 14 Italian sausage recipes that are easy and delicious. Italian sausage is a fantastic ingredient. It’s flavorful, affordable and convenient, making it perfect for quick weeknight dinners. Whether we use the Italian sausage in links or ground (bulk sausage), there’s a variety of recipes so dinner is never boring!

1. Sausage Tortellini Soup

Sausage tortellini soup makes a simple filling dinner the whole family will enjoy. This delicious soup is loaded with Italian sausage, cheese tortellini, vegetables and spices.

2. Spaghetti Aglio e Olio and Italian Sausage

If you’re looking for a quick and affordable meal to serve your family on busy weeknights, this spaghetti aglio e olio with a side of Italian sausage is just the thing. Most of the ingredients needed are probably in your pantry already. Grab some fresh Italian sausage and parsley at the market and you’re on your way to dinner!

3. Italian Sausage Lentil Soup

This Italian sausage lentil soup is hearty, delicious and full of good-for-you ingredients. It’s loaded with lentils, carrots, celery, onions, potatoes, and spinach. Add a hearty piece of crusty bread and this soup makes a very satisfying meal.

4. Orecchiette with Italian Sausage

This orecchiette with Italian sausage and broccoli is a quick, easy, and filling dinner that your family will love. The Italian sausage flavors the sauce beautifully keeping the number of ingredients to a minimum. Plus, using milk instead of cream keeps the creamy sauce light. When I make this pasta dinner, I don’t expect leftovers!

5. Ravioli Bake

This ravioli bake is easy and delicious. In this recipe, Italian sausage is cooked with jarred pasta sauce and layered with ravioli and mozzarella cheese. Then the casserole is baked until the cheese is melted and bubbly. This dish is filling, comforting and simple. With only 5 ingredients and minimal prep work, it’s a great weeknight dinner!

6. Italian Sausage Baked Ziti

This easy Italian sausage baked ziti is a delicious dish that will feed a crowd. In this recipe we flavor the sauce with Italian sausage, so we can use just a handful of ingredients. We also cheat a little by using jarred pasta sauce and canned tomatoes, but we add onions and a ton of garlic for a homemade taste. Then of course there’s the cheese…a lot of cheese!

7. Skillet Italian Sausage

Hearty and flavorful, this skillet Italian sausage is great on its own or a wonderful addition to other recipes. Use them to make a sandwich, slice it up and add to your favorite pasta dish or simply serve them sliced with a dipping sauce.

8. Italian Sausage Rigatoni Bake

This Italian sausage rigatoni bake is an easy meal that’s great when you need to feed a crowd with not a lot of time. Or, when you are counting on leftovers to get you through the week. In this casserole recipe, pantry and fresh ingredients combine for a homemade taste in a fraction of the time.

9. French Bread Pizza

This French bread pizza is topped with sausage, thin sliced onions, and black olives. It’s easy to make and only takes a few more minutes than making a frozen pizza or ordering takeout. Pair it with a side salad for a delicious dinner that’s ideal for busy weeknights, game-day, and movie night.

10. Baked Spaghetti

This baked spaghetti is really easy to make, and is sure to become a family favorite. We start with convenience ingredients like jarred pasta sauce, but add a special touch with onions, lots of garlic, flavorful Italian sausage, and fire-roasted tomatoes. This baked spaghetti is great when you need to feed a crowd.

11. Pastina Soup

This Italian sausage and pastina soup is delicious and really easy to make. It’s loaded with Italian sausage, vegetables and pasta. The pastina – which are tiny pasta pieces – thickens the soup so it’s nice and hearty. Using canned tomatoes and frozen vegetables, cuts down on prep time, making this soup perfect for busy weeknights.

12. Sausage Potato Soup

A creamy, hearty and comforting sausage potato soup that’s as easy to make as it is delicious! Loaded with Italian sausage, russet potatoes, vegetables and a creamy white sauce, this soup is totally satisfying. It comes together in less than an hour so you can make a warming and nourishing soup that will please the whole family.

13. Sausage and White Bean Soup

This sausage and white bean soup is loaded with vegetables, including onions, carrots, celery and spinach. Flavorful Italian sausage and creamy cannellini beans make this soup a meal! The prep work is really simple, and it doesn’t take a long cooking time to get a delicious, nourishing bowl of soup. It’s perfect for weeknights, cold nights, well… any night.

14. Sausage Cheese Balls

These sausage cheese balls are made with Italian sausage, a little Italian seasoning, and three kinds of cheese. With mozzarella, cheddar, and parmesan cheese they are flavorful little bites that are a perfect appetizer for your next party.