Summer pasta with smoked sausage (kålpølser), tomatoes and courgette
Recipe for the most delicious pasta with kålpølser (Danish smoked pork sausages), tomatoes and fresh spinach.
Servings 4 people
Calories 865kcal
Ingredients
- 320 g kålpølser (Danish smoked pork sausages), sliced
- 1 courgette, halved lengthways and sliced
- 2 shallots, finely sliced
- 400 g cherry tomatoes, halved
- 4 cloves garlic, finely sliced
- 150 ml dry white wine
- 200 ml whipping cream (38% fat)
- 7 sprigs basil, leaves picked
- 2 handfuls fresh spinach
- 400 g pasta
- Pasta cooking water
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- Olive oil
- Parmesan, to serve (optional)
Instructions
- Heat a splash of olive oil in a large frying pan and fry the sausage slices until golden on both sides. Set aside.
- In the same pan, quickly sear the courgette slices over a high heat. Season with salt and freshly ground pepper. Set aside.
- Fry the shallots until soft and translucent, then add the tomatoes and garlic. Cook for 5 minutes, then pour in the white wine and let it reduce well.Meanwhile, cook the pasta until al dente according to the packet instructions.
- Pour in the cream and stir well, then toss the sausages, courgette and basil leaves through the sauce. Add a splash of the pasta cooking water too.
- Toss the pasta and spinach through the sauce. Stir until the spinach wilts, and adjust the consistency with more pasta cooking water if needed.
- Season to taste with salt and freshly ground pepper and serve, topped with Parmesan if you like.
Nutrition
Calories: 865kcal | Carbohydrates: 90g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 41g | Saturated Fat: 19g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 15g | Cholesterol: 113mg | Sodium: 729mg | Potassium: 963mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 2822IU | Vitamin C: 40mg | Calcium: 112mg | Iron: 4mg