Name: Barilla Heart Shaped Love Pasta with Italian Sausage & Creamy Lemon Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 box Barilla Heart Shaped Love Pasta; 5 Italian sausage links; 2 tbsp butter; 1/2 fennel bulb, sliced finely; 1 small yellow onion, sliced finely; 1/2 cup white wine (or chicken broth); 3 cloves garlic, minced; Salt & Pepper to taste; 2 1/2 cups Heavy cream; 1/2 cup pasta water (+ more optional); 1/2 cup Grated parmesan; Squeeze of fresh lemon juice

Barilla Heart Shaped Love Pasta with Italian Sausage & Creamy Lemon Sauce

40 minutes

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Turn any meal into a celebration with Barilla’s Heart Shaped Love Pasta paired with Italian Sausage and a Creamy Lemon Sauce. This heart dish developed by @theredbowl combines savoury flavours of golden crisp sausage and caramelized fennel with the delicate zest of fresh lemon. Whether you’re planning a romantic dinner or a special family meal, this recipe brings love and warmth straight to your table.

Heart shaped love pasta recipes

Ingredients

4 servings

1 boxBarilla Heart Shaped Love Pasta

5Italian sausage links

2 tbspbutter

1/2fennel bulb, sliced finely

1small yellow onion, sliced finely

1/2 cupwhite wine (or chicken broth)

3 clovesgarlic, minced

Salt & Pepper to taste

2 1/2 cupsHeavy cream

1/2 cuppasta water (+ more optional)

1/2 cupGrated parmesan

Squeeze of fresh lemon juice

Disclaimer

Individuals with allergies or specific dietary concerns should verify that the ingredients they utilize for the recipes comply with their restrictions.

Method

Step 1

Heat a large pan on medium heat. Remove the sausage meat from their casings.

Step 2

Add the sausage meat to the pan and crumble as it browns. Cook for 7-10 minutes or until crispy and golden. Remove from heat.

Step 3

Add butter to melt in the same pan on medium heat. Add the fennel and onion and sauté until softened and golden brown. Season with salt & pepper.

Step 4

Add wine to deglaze and cook for another 2-3 minutes.

Step 5

Add garlic and cook until fragrant. Then add the heavy cream and bring to a simmer.

Step 6

Cook your pasta in salted boiling water for 7 minutes until al dente. Set aside pasta water for sauce.

Step 7

When the cream is thickened slightly, add in your cooked pasta, parmesan and pasta water and stir to combine.

Step 8

Just before serving, add your lemon juice. Then stir and enjoy with extra parmesan!

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Heart Shaped Love Pasta

Barilla Love Pasta is available for a limited time only at select retailers nationwide including Walmart ↗, IGA ↗, Save-on-Foods ↗, Sobeys ↗, Safeway ↗, Real Canadian Wholesale Club ↗, Fortino's ↗ and Instacart ↗ , Metro Quebec, Giant Tiger, Federated Co-op, SuperC, Food Basics. Bring a little extra love to your table with Barilla Love Pasta! This limited edition heart shaped pasta is crafted with Barilla’s 145+ years of Italian expertise in pasta making, resulting in a high-quality, non GMO pasta with ridges designed to perfectly cling to a variety of pasta sauces. Whether you’re planning a romantic dinner, a family gathering, or simply looking to share a meaningful meal with friends, Barilla Love Pasta is a delicious way to create moments of connection and care in the lead-up to Valentine’s Day. Its al dente texture and fun, unique shape make every dish as flavourful as it is memorable. If you can’t find it at your local store, put a request in with your local grocery store manager, as additional inventory may be brought in while supplies last.

Shape

Heart

Pack size

340 g (4 x servings)

Range

Limited Edition

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