Fusilli with Sausages

This is a great little recipe if you fancy a pasta dish tonight. Any pasta will do, but I particularly like fusilli with sausages.

Ingredients: (serves 4)

440g spicy pork sausages

1 small onion – chopped

2 garlic cloves – crushed

1 large yellow pepper – deseeded and cut into strips

1 tsp paprika

1 tsp dried mixed herbs

1 tsp chilli sauce

400g can of plum tomatoes

250ml vegetable stock

300g fresh or dried fusilli pasta

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Pecorino cheese – freshly grated to serve

Method:

• Grill the sausages for 10 to 12 minutes until they are browned, then drain on kitchen paper.
• Heat cooking oil in a large frying pan or saucepan, add the onion and garlic and cook over a low heat, stirring frequently for 5 to 7 minutes until soft. Add the yellow pepper, paprika, herbs, and chilli sauce to taste. Cook gently, stirring occasionally, for 5 to 7 minutes.
• Tip in the canned tomatoes, breaking them up with a wooden spoon, add salt and pepper to taste and stir well. Cook over a medium heat for 10 to 12 minutes, adding vegetable stock gradually as the sauce reduces.
• Cut the cooked sausages diagonally into 1 cm pieces. Add to the sauce, reduce the heat to ‘low’ and cook for 10 minutes. (Maybe throw-in a few other vegetables to give some 'bite')
• Cook the pasta, drain and add the sauce.
• Sprinkle with cheese.