Spicy Sausage Pasta
Spicy Sausage Pasta is easy, cheap, and super tasty. The perfect budget-friendly midweek family dinner.
Servings 4 Servings
Calories 448kcal
Ingredients
- Cooking Oil or Spray
- 8 Pork Sausages Cut into 1-2cm slices
- 1 Red Onion Finely diced
- 2 Cloves Garlic Crushed
- 1 Fresh Red Chilli Finely diced or one tablespoon of lazy chilli puree
- 2 Red Peppers Deseeded and chopped into thin slices
- 400 g Tin Chopped Tomatoes
- 1 Tablespoon Balsamic Vinegar
- 200 ml Chicken Stock
- 2 Teaspoons Smoked Paprika
- 1 Teaspoon Oregano
- Pinch Salt and pepper
- Pasta To serve, cooked to packet instructions
Instructions
- Heat a splash of oil in a large frying pan over medium heat on the hob.
- Add the sliced sausages and brown for 3-5 minutes before tipping into a bowl and leaving to one side.
- In the same oil, fry the onions and garlic for 5 minutes until soft.
- Add the fresh chillies or chilli puree and stir in well.
- Return the sausages to the pan, add the peppers, and stir.
- Pour in the stock, tomatoes, and balsamic vinegar. Mix through well.
- Add the smoked paprika, oregano, and a pinch of salt and pepper, and mix.
- Simmer for 15-20 minutes until the sausages are piping hot and the sauce has thickened, string often.
Notes
- You can also use whole sausages.
- I use Lazy Chilli puree.
- I cut my peppers into slices, but you can dice them if you prefer.
- We serve with tagliatelle, but any pasta is fine.
- Simmer for longer if your sauce is too thin.
- If your pasta sauce isn’t spicy enough, add more chilli puree, a pinch of chilli flakes, or a tsp of chilli powder. If it’s too hot, add 100ml more stock and simmer for longer.
- Nutritional information does not include pasta