Since the world has reopened, I haven’t had much time to be creative in the kitchen. But it’s the weekend and I locked myself away in my favourite room of the house with music playing in the background getting lost in flavours and creating a big comforting bowl of pasta. What’s not to love?
Oven baked sausages with a rich and slightly spicy tomato-based sauce with salty capers. YUM!
Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes Serves: 2
INGREDIENTS
for spicy sausage pasta
· 1 broccoli or 1 courgette
· 4 vegan sausage
· 400ml tinned tomatoes
· 1tbsp tomato puree
· 1 red onion
· 2 garlic cloves
· 1 tbsp capers
· 50g sundried tomatoes
· 1 tsp chilli flakes
· 1 celery stalk
· Basil
other ingredients
· 1 tbsp olive oil
· salt
· black pepper
METHOD
1. Pre-heat the oven and cook the sausages according to packet instructions
2. Heat a tbsp of olive oil on a medium heat in a medium size pan
3. Chop your broccoli or courgette and add to the heated pan for 5 minutes. Finely chop your celery, red onion, garlic and add to the pan for a further 10 minutes. Stir occasionally
4. Put your pasta on to cook according to packet instructions
5. Add your tomatoes; tinned, puree and sundried to the pan with your chilli and basil and allow to simmer for 5 minutes
6. Once your sausage are cooked, cut them into chunks and add to the sauce
7. Drain your pasta once cooked and add to your sauce with a pinch of salt and pepper. Stir well
8. Dish up your pasta and add more basil and chilli if needed
Enjoy, xx