Pasta with salsiccia, tomato and red pesto
An easy and delicious pasta recipe with a creamy pesto sauce, fresh tomatoes and fried salsiccia.
Servings 4 people
Calories 930kcal
Ingredients
- 300 g salsiccia fresh Italian pork sausage, or loose salsiccia sausage meat
- 400 g pasta
- 1 shallot, finely chopped
- 3-4 cloves garlic, grated or crushed
- 300 g cherry tomatoes, quartered
- 3 tbsp tomato purée
- 3 tbsp red pesto
- 200 ml water
- 1/2 chicken stock cube
- 200 ml whipping cream (38% fat)
- 300 g frozen peas, defrosted
- 120 g grated mozzarella
- 7 sprigs basil, leaves picked
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- Oil
- Pasta cooking water
- Parmesan, to serve (optional)
Instructions
- If you are using salsiccia sausages, start by splitting the casings and scraping out the sausage meat. Chop it roughly or break it up between your fingers.
- Heat a frying pan over a medium heat and brown the salsiccia meat in a splash of oil for just under 5 minutes. Meanwhile, put the pasta on and cook it al dente according to the packet instructions.
- Add the shallot and garlic to the pan and fry until the shallot is soft and translucent, then add the fresh tomatoes and fry for another couple of minutes.
- Add the tomato purée and pesto and stir them into the contents of the pan, then pour in the water and add the stock cube. Let it simmer for a couple of minutes.
- Pour in the cream and let the sauce come together and thicken, then stir the peas into the sauce and season with salt and freshly ground pepper.
- Stir the mozzarella into the sauce, adjust the consistency with a little pasta water, and finally toss the pasta and fresh basil leaves through the sauce.
- Let the dish stand for a minute or so to come together, adjust the consistency with more pasta water if needed, and serve with a sprinkling of Parmesan on top, if you like.
Nutrition
Calories: 930kcal | Carbohydrates: 96g | Protein: 36g | Fat: 44g | Saturated Fat: 22g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 14g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 126mg | Sodium: 844mg | Potassium: 960mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 2531IU | Vitamin C: 45mg | Calcium: 261mg | Iron: 4mg