Sarah Millican's Tuscan sausage & tomato pasta

Name: Sarah Millican's Tuscan sausage & tomato pasta
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 onion; 1 carrot; 1 stick of celery; 1 bunch of fresh basil (30g); olive oil; 4 quality Italian sausages (250g in total); 1 heaped teaspoon fennel seeds; 1 teaspoon dried oregano ideally the flowering kind; 1 pinch of dried chilli flakes; 1 sprig of fresh rosemary; 4 cloves of garlic; 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar; 2 x 400 g tins of quality plum tomatoes; 300 g dried penne; 40 g Parmesan cheese plus extra to serve; extra virgin olive oil

Instructions

Cook:50min

Using best-quality sausages and tomatoes gives this from-scratch version of Sarah’s favourite comfort food a real smack of flavour. Finish with freshly grated Parmesan and fresh basil, it's a real step up from the microwave meals Sarah's used to.

Updated at: Thu, 15 Aug 2024 11:20:46 GMT