Rigatoni sausage bake

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1. Slit the sausages and remove them from their skins, then chop them into small pieces. Heat the oil in a pan, add the onion and fry for 5 minutes, until softened and lightly browned. Stir in the sausages and fry until lightly coloured. Add the carrot, then stir in the wine, stock, tomato purée, and season.
2. Bring to the boil, then simmer uncovered for about 15 minutes until thickened. Taste and season. Set aside.
3. Put the butter, flour and milk in a pan. Gently heat, whisking, until thickened and smooth. Add a sprinkle of freshly grated nutmeg, season, then simmer for 2 minutes.
4. Preheat the oven to 190C/Gas 5/fan 170C. Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil. Add the pasta, stir well, then cook, uncovered, for 10-12 minutes, until tender. Remove from the heat, stir in the spinach and, when just wilted, drain well.
5. Tip half the pasta into a shallow ovenproof dish, about 2.2 litre/4 pint, and level. Spoon over the sausage sauce, then cover with the remaining pasta. Pour the white sauce evenly over the top and sprinkle with the cheddar. Bake for 20-25 minutes until golden brown. Leave for 5 minutes before serving.

Make ahead

The joy of this dish is that it can be made ready to bake several hours ahead or frozen, so it's perfect if you are having friends round or want to get the cooking out of the way early.

Per serving

749 kcalories, protein 31g, carbohydrate 84g, fat 33 g, saturated fat 16g, fibre 5g, salt 2.32 g

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• Patto

  31 October 2007

  Patto rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Another great, cheap way of using a pack of sausages, some veg and pasta. I haven't met anyone who doesn't love this recipe.

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• Susan

  01 November 2007

  Susan rated and commented on this recipe

  

  All the family loved this. Second time round I added gruyere to the white sauce which made it much richer but even tastier.

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• Tina

  03 November 2007

  Tina commented on this recipe

  Another lovely dish. It was quite time consuming to prepare but well worth the effort. Will definitely make again. Helped the children with their five-a-day very discretely!!

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• Recipes!

  06 November 2007

  Recipes! rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I find this really easy and the kids (3 & 5) love it! I've now passed it arounf the office and everyone who has tried it has raved about it. I usually make it the night before so all I have to do when I get home from work is top it off with the cheese and bung it in the oven. (We don't add the cream sauce as my Hubby doesn't like creamy food).

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• WendyKr

  19 November 2007

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  Yummy, everyone loves this, there are never any left overs!

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• phildelahaye

  30 November 2007

  phildelahaye rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I got this recipe from a friend before I discovered the joys of the Good Food website for myself. I love this recipe - it's a delicious alternative to lasagne, really tasty and easy to make once you've done it once or twice. Great for entertaining as it's easy to make larger quantities.

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• tinkle

  08 January 2008

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  I love this recipe and I thought it was easy to make

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• Zill

  13 January 2008

  Zill commented on this recipe

  We've just had this recipe at our In laws for lunch and it was lovely....both our children loved it too which was great as finding something to suit everyone can be tricky !!

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• Victoria

  21 January 2008

  Victoria rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Have cooked this a number of times as it's so tasty!

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• frankie

  03 February 2008

  frankie rated and commented on this recipe

  

  A great store cupboard dinner. Used three pans plus ovenware much to the distane of the washer upper! I had no spinich so chucked some frozen peas into the sausage mixture. Very tasty - Would definately make again.

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• camurray

  21 February 2008

  camurray commented on this recipe

  Absolutely wonderful, added Garlic (big garlic fan) and a little bit of chilli sauce to give a kick. Firm fav now.

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• Jo H

  27 February 2008

  Jo H commented on this recipe

  I added corn to the sausage sauce and garlic to the white sauce. I was surprised that even my 2 small kids enjoyed this dish as it contained spinach. Will definately do it again.

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• Eleanor

  03 March 2008

  Eleanor rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This was a really great meal. Easy to perp and a really fantastic way of getting veg eaten (without anyone knowing!) very Tasty.

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• camurray

  11 March 2008

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  Sorry forgot to rate and I would add another star to that.

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• Eleanor

  31 March 2008

  Eleanor commented on this recipe

  What a great recipe. I added a tin of chopped tomatoes and a bit of garlic for extra taste……Just lovely.

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• Strider

  24 June 2008

  Strider commented on this recipe

  Was nice and tasty. Did end up using quite a few pans! And cooking the 500g of pasta, then having to stir the spinach into that, make sure you use a large pan! Will be adding garlic next time. Oh, and it feeds an army! There's only 2 of us, it could last us a week!

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Ingredients

• 400g good quality pork sausages
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 onion , chopped
• 1 large carrot , grated
• 150ml red wine
• 300ml vegetable stock
• 3 tbsp tomato purée

FOR THE SAUCE

• 50g butter
• 50g plain flour
• 600ml milk
• freshly grated nutmeg
• 500g rigatoni or penne
• 200g fresh spinach
• 140g mature cheddar , grated

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Difficulty and servings

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Prep 20 mins

Cook 50 mins

Ingredients

• 400g good quality pork sausages
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 onion , chopped
• 1 large carrot , grated
• 150ml red wine
• 300ml vegetable stock
• 3 tbsp tomato purée

FOR THE SAUCE

• 50g butter
• 50g plain flour
• 600ml milk
• freshly grated nutmeg
• 500g rigatoni or penne
• 200g fresh spinach
• 140g mature cheddar , grated

Per serving

749 kcalories, protein 31g, carbohydrate 84g, fat 33 g, saturated fat 16g, fibre 5g, salt 2.32 g

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