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 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 slightly browned all over, add the tomato passata.
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