Quick & Easy
5-ingredient sausage pasta
Add a few extras to a ready-made tomato sauce for a wonderfully quick and substantial pasta dish!
Ingredients:
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 red pepper, seeds removed, finely chopped
- 400g/14oz good-quality sausages, skins removed
- 350g/12¼oz tomato and chilli pasta sauce
- 350g/12¼oz penne
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- freshly grated parmesan, to serve
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh basil, to serve (optional)
Directions:
- Heat the oil in a large frying pan and add the pepper. Cook over a medium heat, until soft.
- Add the sausages to the pan, breaking up the meat with a wooden spoon. Once the meat is browned, add the tomato sauce and cook for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, cook the pasta in a pan of boiling salted water according to the packet instructions.
- Drain the pasta and stir in the sauce. Spoon into four bowls and garnish with grated Parmesan and chopped basil, if using.