Chunky sausage & tomato pasta

Chunky sausage & tomato pasta

By Jo Pratt
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Prep: 5 mins Cook: 20 mins

Easy

Serves 4
Jazz up sausages with this spicy tomato pasta

Nutrition and extra info

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Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal655
  • fat16g
  • saturates5g
  • carbs103g
  • sugars0g
  • fibre5g
  • protein24g
  • salt1g
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Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
    olive oil

    Olive oil

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    Probably the most widely-used oil in cooking, olive oil is pressed from fresh olives. It's…

  • 4 thick pork sausages, cut into bite-sized pieces
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 200ml medium white wine
  • 1 tbsp tomato purée
  • 400g can chopped tomatoes
    Tomato

    Tomato

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    A member of the nightshade family (along with aubergines, peppers and chillies), tomatoes are in…

  • 500g pack rigatoni or penne
  • handful basil leaves, torn, (optional)
  • parmesan, to serve
    Parmesan

    Parmesan

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    Parmesan is a straw-coloured hard cheese with a natural yellow rind and rich, fruity flavour. It…

Method

  1. Heat the olive oil in a heavy-based pan (preferably not non-stick) and add the sausages. Fry for about 8 mins until golden and cooked through. Tip in the garlic and fry for 1 min. Pour in the white wine and boil until it has reduced by half.

  2. Stir in the tomato purée and tomatoes, and season to taste. Simmer for 15 mins until the sauce is rich and thick.

  3. While the sauce cooks, boil the pasta according to pack instructions and drain. Stir in the basil if using, and cooked pasta into the sauce, then serve in bowls with grated or shaved Parmesan.

  • Recipe Tip

    Making it veggie or spicy

    Use veggie sausages, such as Cauldron Vegetarian Lincolnshire sausages, available from supermarkets. Or to make it spicy, add a pinch of dried chilli or 1 chopped red chilli as you fry the sausages.

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pizzalady
29th Jul, 2017
5.05
Nice and easy and very tasty although I made a few tweaks! I baked the sausages first and added them with the tomatoes (used two tins). Fried some courgette and pepper first with the garlic, added some chilli flakes as other suggested, and used chicken stock instead of opening a bottle of wine. Finally, added a grated carrot at the veg stage for sweetness instead of adding sugar. Everyone enjoyed it so will be making again.
heather444
8th Jul, 2017
3.8
So easy and quick to prepare, very tasty too. A perfect dinner particularly for a weeknight.Gave us 4 really good portions. Could probably even feed 5 with this.
amyma93
20th May, 2017
5.05
Easy and quick recipe - definitely recommend as a mid-week meal! I used 2 tins of chopped tomatoes instead of 1 and also apple juice instead of wine which sweetened it nicely.
andiet
11th May, 2017
3.8
Very tasty. Used passata instead of tinned tomatoes, added dried basil and chilli flakes.
mtp1905
23rd Nov, 2016
5.05
Cooked this a few days ago and followed the recipe. I would agree to use an extra tin of tomatoes and maybe half teaspoon of sugar. That said it's a great comfort food standby to put together something filling and tasty. Next time I think i will substitute about 100g pasta with veg for a lighter option. I have three of Jo Pratt's books and her food is really good. Her book "in the mood for entertaining' has never failed me:)
booboodazzler
7th Feb, 2016
5.05
This is delicious - I used Sainsbury's Sicilian sausages and a splash of apple juice instead of opening a whole bottle of wine. I also chucked in some mushrooms for the last 15 mins - lovely.
lizleicester
3rd Feb, 2016
2.55
This is so easy. It's nothing special but it's a good start when you really can't be bothered... Keep adding ingredients if you want something more tasty to eat...
dwatson27
15th May, 2015
5.05
Haven't made this for ages but cooked it again tonight using sausage from the local butcher. Baked the sausages in the oven first, fried the garlic (2 big cloves) then added the chopped up cooked sausages. Followed recipe but added a good pinch of chilli flakes and seasoning to taste. So simple and very filling. Basil and Parmesan to taste at the end. Lovely simple meal! Serve with pasta. 5 stars for taste and simplicity 5 stars f
Adam Ryan
8th Apr, 2015
3.8
I used white wine, as the recipe suggests, rather than red as other cooks have recommended. I also added a second can of chopped tomatoes, together with a little paprika and a pinch of chilli flakes as recommended by others. It was rich, flavoursome and very satisfying. I would make it again.
nummeny
27th Mar, 2015
5.05
Fantastic, simple recipe that the whole family loved!

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sosman1983
3rd Apr, 2015
Is the calorie count per serving or for the whole recipe? I.e. If we are having the ingredients because there are just two of us do we half the calories? Thanks
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goodfoodteam
20th Apr, 2015
Hi sosman1983 the calorie count is per serving so if you were serving this recipe between 2 people you would be getting double the calories. All our recipe are calculated per serving unless otherwise stated. Hope this helps. 
Eles22
18th Dec, 2013
I am muslim so I used veggie sausages and used vegetable stock as a substitute for wine. I also used fresh chopped chilli when I added the garlic for a kick. I added about 5 sun dried tomatoes chopped to give an extra texture. And used dried oregano instead of fresh basil as I didn't have any. Although I tweaked the recepie quite a bit, it tasted great and was a hit with my husband and three year old.