What to make with Italian sausage and parmesan: 21 easy dinners

These 21 dinners all use Italian sausage and parmesan. The quickest is Microwave polenta with sausage and marinara, on the table in 20 minutes. Seven of them are simple enough for a first try. Under each one is what else you’d need, not counting salt, oil and spices.

Dolly says: In the app, tell me what’s in your kitchen and I’ll plan the whole week around it, then list only what’s missing.

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  Microwave polenta with sausage and marinara

  Also needs marinara sauce, cornmeal, milk and butter.

  20 min

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  Air fryer Italian sausage and vegetables

  Also needs zucchini, red bell peppers and red onions.

  30 min

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  Creamy sausage tortellini

  Also needs garlic, diced tomatoes, chicken broth and 3 more.

  30 min

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  Penne with sausage and broccoli

  Also needs broccoli, garlic and penne.

  35 min

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  Rigatoni with sausage and spinach

  Also needs garlic, crushed tomatoes, rigatoni and baby spinach.

  35 min

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  Sausage and gnocchi soup

  Also needs yellow onions, garlic, chicken broth and 3 more.

  35 min

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  Tuscan sausage and white beans

  Also needs yellow onions, garlic, kale and 3 more.

  35 min

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  Creamy sausage orzo

  Also needs yellow onions, garlic, orzo and 3 more.

  40 min

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  Instant Pot sausage pasta

  Also needs yellow onions, garlic, chicken broth and 3 more.

  40 min

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  Pizza soup

  Also needs yellow onions, green bell peppers, white mushrooms and 5 more.

  40 min

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  Sausage and peppers pasta

  Also needs red bell peppers, green bell peppers, yellow onions and 3 more.

  40 min

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  Sausage stuffed zucchini boats

  Also needs zucchini, garlic, marinara sauce and shredded mozzarella.

  45 min

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  Instant Pot sausage and rice

  Also needs long-grain white rice, yellow onions, green bell peppers and 3 more.

  50 min

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  Lasagna soup

  Also needs yellow onions, garlic, tomato paste and 6 more.

  50 min

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  Sausage and mushroom risotto

  Also needs chicken broth, baby bella mushrooms, shallots and 3 more.

  55 min

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  Sausage stuffed peppers

  Also needs red bell peppers, green bell peppers, yellow onions and 4 more.

  70 min

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  Baked ziti with sausage

  Also needs ziti, yellow onions, garlic and 4 more.

  75 min

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  Sausage stuffed shells

  Also needs jumbo pasta shells, garlic, ricotta cheese and 3 more.

  85 min

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  Slow cooker sausage lasagna

  Also needs yellow onions, garlic, marinara sauce and 5 more.

  330 min

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  Slow cooker Italian sausage and potatoes

  Also needs baby potatoes, yellow onions, garlic and chicken broth.

  430 min

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  Slow cooker lentil and sausage soup

  Also needs yellow onions, carrots, celery and 5 more.

  520 min

Dinners from what you already have

Dollop looks at what’s in your fridge and cupboards, plans a week of dinners around it, and writes a grocery list with only what you still need.

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