Spicy sausage pasta
- Prepare
- less than 30 mins
- Cook
- 10 to 30 mins
- Serve
- Serves 2
Simple suppers don't get much better than this easy sausage pasta with sweet peppers and tasty Italian sausages.
By Bill Granger
From Saturday Kitchen
Ingredients
- 4 Italian sausages
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 red onion, cut into wedges
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 400g tin chopped tomatoes
- 1 red pepper, cut into strips
- ½ tsp chilli flakes
- 2 tsp dried oregano
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley (optional)
- 200g/7oz whole wheat pasta of your choice
Method
Put a medium non-stick pan over a high heat and brown the sausages in 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Set the browned sausages to one side.
Reduce the heat to a medium flame and gently fry the onions and garlic in the remaining oil for 2 minutes. Add the tomatoes, red pepper, chilli, oregano and sausages to the pan. Cover the pan with a lid and simmer until the red peppers soften (about 10 minutes).
Cook the pasta until al dente (with a bite) according to the packet instructions.
Drain the pasta well and put into two bowls with the sauce. Serve with a scatter of chopped parsley over the top.
Recipe tips
If you can't find Italian sausages, try sausagemeat flavoured with fennel or even a chorizo-style cooking sausage.
