Tomato, chilli, basil and crumbled sausage make a mouth-watering combination in this spicy sausage rigatoni. Punchy flavours that all work together SO WELL. Using sausages instead of minced pork or beef in this meal adds extra flavour – due to the seasoning in the sausages.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time20 minutesmins
Total Time30 minutesmins
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American, British, Italian
Keyword: 30 Minute Meals, easy pasta, Quick and Easy, Sausage Pasta
¼tspsaltoptional – depending on the saltiness of your sausages
60ml(1/4 cup) double (heavy) cream
Small bunch fresh basilsliced into strips
To Serve
Grated parmesan cheese
Instructions
Cook the pasta as per the pack instructions, then drain, reserving one cup of the pasta water.
300 g (10.5oz) dried rigatoni pasta
While the pasta is cooking, heat the olive oil in a large frying pan over a medium-high heat.
2 tbsp olive oil
Add the onion, red pepper, garlic and chopped chilli, and cook, stirring often, for 5 minutes, until the onion starts to soften.
1 small onion, 1 red pepper, 2 cloves minced garlic, 1 red or green chilli
Remove the skins from the sausages, then add the sausage meat to the pan. Fry for 5-6 minutes, breaking up the sausage meat with a wooden spoon, until browned.
400 g (14oz) good quality pork sausages
Add the tomato puree, pepper, chilli flakes and oregano and stir together, then add in the tinned tomatoes. Bring to the boil and simmer for 5 minutes.
2 tbsp tomato puree, ¼ tsp black pepper, ½ tsp chilli flakes, 1 tsp dried oregano, 400 g (14oz) tin finely chopped tomatoes
Give the sauce a taste and add a little salt if needed (you may not need it, depending on how heavily seasoned the sausages are).
¼ tsp salt
Add the cooked pasta, cream and half of the basil. Stir together to combine. If you want to loosen up the sauce, add in splashes of the reserved pasta cooking water whilst stirring.
60 ml (1/4 cup) double (heavy) cream, Small bunch fresh basil
Heat for a further 1-2 minutes, to heat through the cream, then turn off the heat.
Serve topped with the rest of the fresh basil and some grated parmesan.
Grated parmesan cheese
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Notes
Tip: Try different sausage flavours to make this dish different every time! Spicy sausages, herby sausages and chicken sausages are great options.Vegetarian option: Make it vegetarian by replacing the sausages with vegetarian sausages and replacing the parmesan with vegetarian Italian-style hard cheese.Nutritional information is approximate, per serving.