13 Chicken Sausage Recipes That Help Switch Up Your Dinner Game (2024)

Since this soup was originally a peasant dish, the meatballs were typically made from whatever meat or sausage was leftover, usually pork. Our version uses a combination of ground chicken and chicken sausage, which allows us to double down on that chicken flavor that we’re already getting in the broth.

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Whether you're looking for a perfect dinner for your cozy night in or looking to impress that hot date, this is THE pasta. It's warm and cozy and filling, thanks to the butternut squash and brown butter, but not heavy, especially if you choose chicken sausage for your protein.

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Because we believe that summer dinners should be both quick and easy, this skillet pasta dinner requires just 8 ingredients. Let the end of summer season be your guide to this dish, using whatever veggies you have on hand. And, of course, any short pasta shape will work in place of the farfalle, so swap in whatever you like.

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A mix of Italian breadcrumbs, chicken sausage, and fontina make this one of our absolute favorite stuffed zucchini recipes. They're a great low-carb dinner, appetizer, or lunch.

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This healthy, hearty soup NEEDS to be in your fall dinner line-up. We used cheese tortellini here, but feel free to swap for other flavors if you like.

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We love that this stuffing gets super-toasty on the outside and remains nice and soft in the middle. But if everyone in the fam is into verging-on-soggy stuffing (seriously, it's a thing!), we recommend covering the casserole dish with foil while baking.

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Regular tomato sauce won't taste the same after you make this creamy version full of tangy sun-dried tomato flavor (use sun-dried tomato chicken sausage to take it even further). Did we mention this comes together in less than 30 minutes?

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Beets and beet greens are naturally a little salty, so save the seasoning for the end, and do give your dish a taste before you go in with more salt—it might not need it (particularly depending on the flavor of chicken sausage you go with too).

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Creamy, garlicky pasta is what dreams are made of, and this one's the best. Earthy mushrooms and chicken sausage make it extra-hearty, while spinach adds some welcome greens to the mix.

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The pasta has the most rich and creamy sauce, and it's so easy, which makes it even better. To make the sauce, you just need white wine, heavy cream, Parm, and cheddar. It might sound heavy, but when paired with angel hair and Cajun seasoning, it's surprisingly not.

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This pasta is hearty and simple and has all of our favorite things—tomatoes, garlic, spinach, and chicken sausage. If you are into the Tuscan butter vibe as much as we are, try our Tuscan butter mushrooms next!

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Trust us, once you try it, you're going to want to put Cajun seasoning on everything, but let's start with shrimp. It's a toss-up which flavor we love more, that, or the brown sugar garlic sauce the whole bowl gets drizzled with. 😋

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Serve these hot dogs when you want to switch up your BBQ game. Sweet and spicy pickles and peppers make them a real winner.

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