Creamy pasta with salsiccia, cream and tomato
A simple and delicious pasta recipe with flavourful salsiccia - cooked with tomato and cream.
Servings 4 servings
Calories 569kcal
Ingredients
- 400 g salsiccia fresh Italian pork sausage
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, grated or crushed
- 150 g tomato purée
- 1 tsp dried basil
- 1/2 tsp chilli flakes
- 100 ml white wine
- 250 ml cream
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- Oil
- 4-500 g pasta
- Pasta cooking water
To serve
- Finely grated Parmesan, to serve
Instructions
- Halve the sausages, scrape the meat out of the casings and fry it over a good high heat in a splash of oil in a frying pan - about 5 minutes.
- Add the onion and garlic and fry until the onion is translucent.
- Add the tomato purée and the spices and fry for about a minute, then pour in the white wine and let it reduce.
- Meanwhile, put the pasta on and cook it al dente - as described on the packet.
- Add the cream and let the sauce simmer gently while the pasta finishes cooking.
- Season with salt and freshly ground pepper, and add a little pasta cooking water before tossing the pasta in the sauce. Let the dish come together until the sauce thickens and coats the pasta, and adjust with more pasta water if needed.
- Serve topped with grated Parmesan and extra freshly ground pepper.
Nutrition
Calories: 569kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 49g | Saturated Fat: 23g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 18g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 143mg | Sodium: 957mg | Potassium: 748mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 1642IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 74mg | Iron: 3mg