Sausage & Pepper Pasta –

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 10 pork sausages
• 1 onion, sliced
• 1 red pepper, deseeded and sliced
• 1 green pepper, deseeded and sliced
• 1 garlic clove, sliced
• 1 tsp fennel seeds
• ½ tsp hot-smoked paprika
• Pinch dried chilli flakes
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1 can (400g) chopped tomatoes
• 1 tbsp tomato purée
• 1 tsp dried herbs
• 600ml chicken stock
• 200g dried penne pasta
• 2 tbsp crème fraîche or natural yogurt
• 2 tbsp grated Parmesan, plus extra to serve 10 torn fresh basil leaves
• 7oz dried penne pasta
• Step 1 Heat the oil in pan for 1-2 minutes then add sausages and brown them on all sides. This may take a few minutes.
• Step 2 Remove sausages from pan and reserve. Add the onions and peppers, cook with lid on for 5 minutes until soft.
• Step 3 Meanwhile, slice the sausages on the slant into 3 and add back to pan with garlic, fennel, smoked paprika and chilli flakes. Cook, with lid off for 2 minutes.
• Step 4 Add tomatoes, tomato purée, dried herbs and stock. Replace lid and bring pan contents to a boil before simmering for 10 minutes.