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Creamy tomato and sausage pasta

Creamy tomato and sausage pasta

A delicious and easy creamy tomato and sausage pasta that will become a weekly go to.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Meat Sauces
Cuisine Italian Inspired
Servings 3 people
Calories 600 kcal

Equipment

  • Pot
  • Pan

Ingredients
  

  • 230 g dried pasta of your choice
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 230 g pork and fennel sausages this was 3 sausages meat squeezed out of the casings
  • 30 g butter 2 tbsp
  • 3 - 4 cloves garlic finely chopped
  • 3.5 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 1 cup cream
  • 50 g parmesan finely grated
  • 0.5 - 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 tablespoon lemon juice should be the juice of one medium lemon
  • extra parmesan to serve and optional lemon zest for top

Instructions
 

  • Get your pasta cooking in a pot of well salted boiling water according to packet instructions. I like to undercook pasta ever so slightly so I can finish it off in the sauce.
  • Heat the olive oil in a pan that will be able to fit all the pasta and sauce in at the end over medium heat.
  • Fry the sausage meat, breaking it up with a wooden spoon. You want to get a bit of colour on it, 4 - 5 minutes.
  • When almost cooked all the way through, add the butter and then the garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
  • Add the tomato paste and mix well, cook for a further 1 - 2 minutes.
  • Turn the heat down slightly and add the cream and bring to a really gentle simmer. The cream will look like it doesn't want to mix well because of the fat from the sausage. Give it a whisk or a vigorous stir and it will combine well.
  • Add the lemon juice and pepper.
  • Add the grated parmesan in a few lots, letting it melt in between each addition.
  • If your pasta isn't quite done you could at this point turn the heat off while you wait.
  • When pasta is almost done add ¼ cup pasta water and mix in well.
  • Add pasta straight into pan and let it bubble away really gently for a minute or two.
  • Serve between bowls and top with extra parm, black pepper and lemon zest.

Notes

If you can't find or don't like pork and fennel, use whatever sausage you like! You could add 1 teaspoon of fennel seeds when frying the meat too. Timing the pasta and sauce is always tricky. This sauce takes about 10 mins so use that as a rough guide on when to drop your pasta into the water. The portions for this are 2 really big ones or three smaller ones.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 600kcalCarbohydrates: 60gProtein: 25gFat: 30gSaturated Fat: 15gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 100mgSodium: 800mgPotassium: 600mgFiber: 3gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 500IUVitamin C: 10mgCalcium: 250mgIron: 3mg
Keyword creamy pasta, creamy tomato pasta, sausage pasta
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