Sausage Pasta
Easy, family-friendly and creamy tomato pasta with sausage, onion, and peas.
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
- 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
Instructions
- Cook the pasta al dente according to the instructions.
- Heat a large skillet (medium-high heat) and add a tablespoon of butter.
- Top the pan with the chopped red onion and fry for 1-2 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.
- Now, pour in the cream and heat through until it starts to thicken (about 2 minutes).
- Add the cooked, drained pasta, and frozen peas over low heat.
- When the peas are cooked through and sweet, season with sea salt and pepper (to taste).
- Top with Parmesan cheese and chopped basil.
- Serve.
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Nutrition
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
