Sausage & Pepper Pasta
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 10 pork sausages
- 1 onion, sliced
- 1 red pepper, deseeded and sliced
- 1 green pepper, deseeded and sliced
- 1 garlic clove, sliced
- 1 tsp fennel seeds
- ½ tsp hot-smoked paprika
- Pinch dried chilli flakes
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 can (400g) chopped tomatoes
- 1 tbsp tomato purée
- 1 tsp dried herbs
- 600ml chicken stock
- 7oz dried penne pasta
- 2 tbsp crème fraîche or natural yogurt
- 2 tbsp grated Parmesan, plus extra to serve 10 torn fresh basil leaves
Instructions
Step 1
Heat the oil in pan for 1-2 minutes then add sausages and brown them on all sides. This may take a few minutes.
Step 2
Remove sausages from pan and reserve. Add the onions and peppers, cook with lid on for 5 minutes until soft.
Step 3
Meanwhile, slice the sausages on the slant into 3 and add back to pan with garlic, fennel, smoked paprika and chilli flakes. Cook, with lid off for 2 minutes.
Step 4
Add tomatoes, tomato purée, dried herbs and stock. Replace lid and bring pan contents to a boil before simmering for 10 minutes.
Step 5
Stir in dried pasta, bring to a boil and replace lid and cook on a gentle simmer for 10-12 minutes, stirring now and again. When the pasta is almost cooked, stir in the crème fraîche, Parmesan and basil leaves. Serve with extra Parmesan, if desired.