Sausage pasta
This is such a quick and simple dinner that the whole family will enjoy. Perfect for a midweek dinner.
What goes well with this sausage pasta?
I like to serve this pasta with some simple green salad and garlic bread.
Sausage pasta
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 4 pork sausages, thickly sliced
- ½ tsp garlic paste
- ½ tsp smoked paprika
- ¼ tsp dried chilli flakes (add a little more if you want a kick)
- 400 g passata
- 500 ml chicken stock
- 200 g dried pasta (penne, shells, twisted – any work)
- pinch of salt and pepper
- 2 tbsp soft cream cheese
- 2 tbsp parmesan
- basil
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a non-stick lidded pan then add the sausages and fry until browned all over.
- Add the garlic, paprika and chilli flakes and cook for a further 2mins.
- Add the passata and stock and gently bring to a simmer.
- Stir in the pasta and add a pinch of salt and pepper, cover and gently simmer for around 15mins until the pasta is cooked, stirring occasionally.
- Remove from the heat and stir in the cheese and basil and leave for a few mins.
- Serve with extra cheese sprinkled on top, green salad and maybe some warm French bread.