---
title: Pearl Pasta with Pork Sausage
servings: 4
source:
  name: HelloFresh
  url: https://www.hellofresh.com/recipes/pearl-pasta-with-pork-sausage-68764b1049312dd1756bb6a1
prep time: 10 minutes
cook time: 35 minutes
time required: 45 minutes
difficulty: easy
allergens:
  - Milk
  - Wheat
tags:
  - Easy Prep
rating: 0
rating_count: 0
source_chef: Recipe Development Team
review_highlights:
  - theme: Flavor
    text: "Many loved the taste, though some found it bland. Adding garlic, extra spices, or green beans boosted flavor."
  - theme: Ease of prep
    text: "Customers praised this as a quick, easy, and delicious one-dish meal with minimal cleanup."
nutrition:
  calories: 840
  protein: 35
  fat: 47
  saturated fat: 18
  carbohydrates: 65
  sugar: 15
  fiber: 6
  cholesterol: 110
  sodium: 1780
image: "https://images.recipes.furrysalamander.com/Pork%20Recipes/Pork%20Sausage/pearl-pasta-with-pork-sausage.avif"
---
Adjust rack to middle position and preheat oven to 450 degrees. Wash and dry all produce. Trim and halve @zucchini{2%unit} lengthwise; slice crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick half moons. Remove @Italian pork sausage mix{18%oz} from casing if necessary; discard casing. Place sausage in @oven-ready tray{2%unit}; using two forks (or your hands!), break up sausage into bite-size pieces (for 4 servings, divide sausage between two trays).

Add zucchini, @Israeli couscous{1.5%cup}, @crushed tomatoes{2%unit}, @Italian herb paste{2%tbsp}, @chicken stock concentrate{2%unit}, @water{1/4%cup} (1/2 cup for 4 servings), @cream cheese{8%tbsp}, half of @Tuscan Heat Spice{1%tbsp} (all for 4), @salt{}, and @pepper{}; stir to combine (it's OK if lumps of cream cheese remain). For 4, divide everything between two trays. Top with @spinach{10%oz}. TIP: Evenly spread out spinach and press down, making sure no leaves hang over the edges of your tray! Cover the tray tightly with #aluminum foil{}; bake on middle rack (be sure your oven has preheated!) for ~{25%minutes}. For 4, bake two trays side by side on middle rack.

Carefully remove #aluminum foil{} from pearl pasta sausage bake (watch out for steam!); stir until cream cheese is smooth and spinach is combined. Top pearl pasta sausage bake with @Parmesan cheese{6%tbsp}, return to middle rack, and bake, uncovered, until sausage is fully cooked and cheese melts, 10-12 minutes more.

Divide pearl pasta sausage bake between shallow bowls. Serve.

Ground meat is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 160 degrees F.