Sausage Pasta
Easy, family-friendly and creamy tomato pasta with sausage, onion, and peas.
Prep Time5 minutes mins
Cook Time15 minutes mins
Total Time20 minutes mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: easy dinners, family-friendly, pasta recipe
Servings: 4 people
- 300 grams pasta fusilli
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 red onion finely chopped
- 8 sausages frankfurters, 480 grams
- 390 grams tomato passata
- 100 grams frozen peas
- 150 ml heavy cream
- sea salt to taste
- pepper to taste
- Parmesan cheese grated, to serve
- 1 tablespoon fresh basil chopped, to serve
Cook the pasta according to the instructions.
Heat a large frying pan (medium-high) and add a tablespoon of butter.
Top the pan with the chopped red onion and fry for 2-3 minutes.
Slice the sausages in 1cm chunks (0.4 inch) and add to the hot pan.
Once the sausages are cooked through and slightly browned all over, add the tomato passata (about 8-10 minutes).
Heat the tomato passata until it starts to simmer.
After 2-3 minutes, add the cream.
Heat through until the cream has thickened (about 3 minutes).
Add the cooked, drained pasta, frozen peas, sea salt, and pepper (to taste).
Top with Parmesan cheese and chopped basil.
Serve.
Calories: 500kcal | Carbohydrates: 72g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 50mg | Sodium: 67mg | Potassium: 735mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 1357IU | Vitamin C: 23mg | Calcium: 72mg | Iron: 3mg