Creamy Sausage and Pepper Pasta
If you need a one pot dinner everyone will love then try this deliciously creamy Sausage and Pepper Pasta. With a silky smooth tomato and mascarpone sauce, this dish feels like a real treat but is ready in just 30 minutes!
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 749kcal
Equipment
- Spatula or wooden spoon
Ingredients
- 300 grams sausages
- 275 grams pasta I like rigatoni
- 2 bell peppers sliced
- 1 onion chopped
- 2 cloves garlic diced
- 1 tbsp tomato puree
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 400 grams tin chopped tomatoes
- 500 ml chicken stock
- 125 grams mascarpone
- 1 small bunch basil chopped
- 1 tbsp olive oil or vegetable oil
Instructions
- Remove the skins from the sausages and roughly cut or tear up the sausagemeat.
- Heat the oil in a Dutch oven or large pot with a lid over a medium high heat then add the sausage meat. Cook, breaking up with a spatula or wooden spoon, until the meat has broken into small crumbly pieces and is lightly browned, about 5 minutes.
- Add sliced onion, peppers and garlic and cook about 5 minutes until softening then add the garlic, oregano, tomato paste and tinned tomatoes.
- Stir in the pasta then pour in the stock. Give it a good mix then pop the lid on and cook for 12-15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the pasta is al dente. You can add a splash more water if needed.
- Stir in the mascarpone until melted into the sauce, season to taste if desired then stir in fresh basil to serve.
Nutrition
Calories: 749kcal | Carbohydrates: 68g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 40g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 89mg | Sodium: 828mg | Potassium: 856mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 2507IU | Vitamin C: 89mg | Calcium: 122mg | Iron: 4mg