Italian Turkey Sausage Skillet

4.65 from 14 votes

This post may contain affiliate links. Please read our disclosure policy.

This Italian Turkey Sausage skillet dinner can be made in less than an hour. As a bonus, you can make this easy family meal and feed eight hungry appetites for under $10.

A skillet of Italian sausage.

Italian Turkey Sausage Skillet Dinner

This was one of those meals “on the fly,” put together last weekend at our little lake cottage filled with our six boys and our two dogs – Ellie, our adorable but snaggletoothed English bulldog and her brother, Buddy (Guy), the latte-colored and always very busy chihuahua that we adopted earlier this summer.

Sausage balls frying in a skillet.

We’ve been using this great turkey Italian sausage for a while now.  I love the flavor and the non-greasy taste.  As an added bonus, each savory link contains a fraction of the fat content of pork sausage.   It goes very well on pizza, in spaghetti, in lasagna, and even as a breakfast side.

a turkey sausage skillet.

There is nothing like having a 17-year-old boy in the same kitchen with you to convey a sense of dire urgency while preparing a meal – of any kind.  Throw in some sauteed garlic and sausage on the stovetop and that urgency is heightened ten-fold, or so it seems.  As if he wasn’t enough of a virtual cattle prod, there was a chorus of echoes coming from the adjacent living room.

Noodles and sausage in a pan.

“Yum!”
“Something smells good, Pa.”
“When are we eating?”
“What smells so good?”
“What time are we eating?”
“How much longer?”
“Do I smell hash browns?”

A close-up of a plate of sausage and noodles.

Comments from the dining room during lunch:

“This is great, Dad!”
“Can I have seconds?”
“What kind of meatballs are these?”
“Can you make this again?”

Go ahead, put this together.   I can’t wait to hear the comments that come your way.  Oh, and be sure to get back to us on those.  -Dan

A plate with noodles and salad.
Looking for more good recipes that use Italian Sausage?  Here are a few of our favorites:

Dan from Platter Talk standing in the kitchen.

Dan from Platter Talk signature

 

Italian Turkey Sausage Skillet

4.65 from 14 votes
A Platter Talk Exclusive
Prep: 15 minutes
Cook: 30 minutes
Total: 45 minutes
Yield: 8 people

Ingredients 

  • 6 oz egg noodles
  • 1 lb. Italian Turkey Sausage
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 small white onion, diced
  • 1 garlic clove, thinly sliced
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 2 cans cream of tomato soup
  • 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon fresh parsley chopped, plus more for garnish
  • 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese, plus more for garnish
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Cut sausage links into 1 inch pieces.
  • Heat olive oil in 10 inch cast iron skillet over medium high heat and brown sausage, without fully cooking.
  • Add onion and garlic, stir and saute with sausage until soft and translucent.
  • Stir in Italian seasoning, salt, pepper, and parsley, set aside.
  • Prepare egg noodles in boiling water, as directed, and drain.
  • Combine sausage mixture and noodles in mixing bowl, add tomato soup and stir well. Reserve skillet for baking.
  • Stir in cheese and milk then transfer back to skillet.
  • Bake for 25-30 minutes, add additional milk to prevent from drying out, if necessary.
  • Allow to stand for 5 minutes after removing from oven. Garnish with additional Parmesan cheese and parsley if desired.

Nutrition

Calories: 233kcal, Carbohydrates: 21g, Protein: 13g, Fat: 11g, Saturated Fat: 4g, Cholesterol: 52mg, Sodium: 587mg, Potassium: 212mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 4g, Vitamin A: 157IU, Vitamin C: 18mg, Calcium: 84mg, Iron: 6mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Italian
Tried this recipe?Mention @plattertalk or tag #plattertalk!

Meet the Platter Talk Guys

Dan & Scott split their time between Wisconsin and Southwest Florida and are dads to six boys. Good food runs through their veins, and they love showing others how to cook easy recipes.

Get new recipes sent to your inbox!
Don't miss out! Subscribe and get all the new recipes first.
Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.
4.65 from 14 votes (9 ratings without comment)

Leave a comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

30 Comments

    1. It is easy and as you said, you can’t go wrong with anything that has sausage in it. Thank you for the kind comments that you left here on Platter Talk!

  1. I remember that sense of urgency when I was cooking from when my son was a teenager ๐Ÿ™‚ Mind you if it was this delicious dish your son was waiting for no wonder he was keen! I really love meals like this – totally comfort food. And I like the way you’ve used healthier turkey sausage as well.

    1. You have to sneak in healthy whenever you can. We normally use a whole wheat pasta noodle as well. The kids never know, nor will we ever tell them. -Scott

  2. Absolutely mouthwatering! And what a perfect dish for time-crunched night and the start of football season!

  3. What an easy and affordable dinner this is. I know what it’s like having a teenager pacing wondering when dinner would be ready.

    1. It is so versatile as well. You could use ground beef, ground chicken, ground turkey. Whatever your family prefers. -Scott

  4. When I was 17, eating was always an urgent business — I was always starving, never could get enough. I’d have loved this then. And I love it now! But then I would have eaten the entire batch. ๐Ÿ˜‰ Thanks for this.

    1. I remember those days like they were yesterday. Wait a second, I did try eating the whole batch of this skillet. ๐Ÿ˜‰ -Scott

    1. I think that you should make it for them and let us know what they say. I am sure they will be asking for more. -Scott