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Sausage and capsicum pasta

Prep time10 min
Cook time10 min
Servings4
DifficultyEasy
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Ingredients

Simple ingredients, wonderful result.

Servings4
4 beef sausages, squeezed out of their skins into rough pieces
400 g wholemeal pasta
3 tbsp olive oil
1.2 onion, thinly sliced
2 capsicum, thinly sliced
2 cloves garlic, crushed
300 g cherry tomatoes, halved
1 tbsp red wine vinegar
1 cup torn rocket, plus extra to serve
1.2 cup basil leaves, plus extra to serve
30 g finely grated parmesan
150 g ricotta
LET’S COOK

Step-by-step method

Make it your own, one easy step at a time.

  1. 01

    Step 1

    Cook pasta in a large saucepan of well salted boiling water until al dente (7-8 minutes, or according to packet instructions), drain and return to pan with 2 tbsp of the cooking water.

  2. 02

    Step 2

    Meanwhile, heat oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat, add sausage and brown well (2-3 minutes), then transfer to a plate. Add onion, capsicum and garlic to pan, saute until tender (4-5 minutes), then add tomatoes, season to taste and cook until beginning to soften (1-2 minutes). Return sausage to pan, cook for another minute to cook through, then add vinegar.

  3. 03

    Step 3

    Add to pasta along with rocket, basil and parmesan, toss to combine and serve dolloped with ricotta, scattered with extra rocket and basil.

Tips

  1. For a richer sauce, swap the fresh cherry tomatoes for canned cherry tomatoes

  2. Choose a pasta such as shells or penne to help hold the chunky sauce

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