Sausage and Roasted Pepper Pasta
This sausage and roasted pepper pasta is a quick and easy weeknight dinner made with cooked sausages, sweet roasted peppers and Parmesan. Ready in around 20 minutes, this creamy-feeling pasta is packed with flavour and always a hit with children.
Start Cooking in Cook Mode
Equipment
- large saucepan
- Frying pan or sauté pan
- Colander
- Knife
- Chopping board
- Hand blender or stick blender
Ingredients
- 3 cooked sausages
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion peeled and chopped
- 450 g roasted peppers from a jar, 350g drained weight
- 200 g frozen peas
- 400 g pasta
- 40 g Parmesan grated
- 100 ml water
Instructions
Cook the pasta
- Cook the pasta according to packet instructions. Drain and set aside.
Make the roasted pepper sauce
- Heat the olive oil in a frying pan over a medium heat. Add the chopped onion and cook for 3–4 minutes until softened.
- Stir in the drained roasted peppers and cook for 1 minute. Pour in 100ml water.
- Remove the pan from the heat and blend until smooth using a hand blender.
Add the sausages
- Slice the cooked sausages and stir them into the sauce along with the Parmesan.
- Return the pan to the heat and simmer gently for 5 minutes.
Combine and serve
- Stir the frozen peas and cooked pasta into the sauce and cook for another minute or two until the peas are heated through.
- Serve topped with extra Parmesan if desired.
Nutrition Facts
Sausage and Roasted Pepper Pasta
Amount per Serving
Calories
707
% Daily Value*
Fat
25
g
38
%
Saturated Fat
8
g
50
%
Trans Fat
0.1
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
4
g
Monounsaturated Fat
11
g
Cholesterol
53
mg
18
%
Sodium
2117
mg
92
%
Potassium
717
mg
20
%
Carbohydrates
89
g
30
%
Fiber
8
g
33
%
Sugar
7
g
8
%
Protein
30
g
60
%
Vitamin A
1094
IU
22
%
Vitamin C
75
mg
91
%
Calcium
211
mg
21
%
Iron
4
mg
22
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Notes
This recipe is perfect for using up leftover cooked sausages from another meal.
Reserve a splash of pasta water before draining if you want to loosen the sauce slightly.
The roasted pepper sauce is naturally sweet, which makes this a great pasta recipe for children.
Penne, fusilli and farfalle all work particularly well here.
You can add chilli flakes for extra heat if serving adults.
Reserve a splash of pasta water before draining if you want to loosen the sauce slightly.
The roasted pepper sauce is naturally sweet, which makes this a great pasta recipe for children.
Penne, fusilli and farfalle all work particularly well here.
You can add chilli flakes for extra heat if serving adults.
