Sausage pasta

Name: Sausage pasta
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: European, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil; 8 pork sausages (cut into chunky pieces ); 1 large onion chopped; 2 garlic cloves (crushed); 400g can chopped tomatoes; 300g short pasta (such as penne fusilli or other pasta)

6 steps

Prep:5minCook:25min

Tomato, onion and garlic pasta sauce with sausage chunks for a bit of substance – brilliant for students (and as a hangover cure)

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 03:56:12 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories729.3 kcal (36%)

Total Fat38.5 g (55%)

Carbs64.2 g (25%)

Sugars4.7 g (5%)

Protein31.7 g (63%)

Sodium1121.4 mg (56%)

Fiber3 g (11%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

1 Tbspolive oil

8pork sausages

cut into chunky pieces

400gcan chopped tomatoes

300gshort pasta

such as penne fusilli or other pasta

Instructions

Step 1

Put a large pan of water on to boil.

Step 2

Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a large frying pan and fry chunky pieces of 8 pork sausages on a fairly high heat until they are golden brown all over.

Step 3

Now turn the heat down and add 1 large chopped onion and 2 crushed garlic cloves, cooking them until they have softened.

Step 4

Stir in 1 tsp chilli powder and 400g chopped tomatoes with the sausages, bring the sauce to the boil then turn the heat down and let it bubble for about 10 minutes while you cook the pasta.

Step 5

Drop 300g pasta into the pan of boiling water and cook according to the pack instructions.

Step 6

Drain the pasta, then tip it into the frying pan with the sausage sauce, mixing well to coat. Dish up immediately with crusty bread.