Spicy Sausage Pasta Recipe

This is a recipe from Nigel Slater’s Real Cooking, I love it, it’s simple and really tasty although I like to add some sliced onion and mushrooms along with a few sliced peppers along with using the lower fat double cream.

I do have a photo somewhere but can’t find it so will have to make it again soon and take a photo!

Ingredients to serve 2

• 4 spicy sausages
• 4 handfuls of dried pasta
• a glass of white wine
• dried chilli flakes (a pinch or two)
• small handful of chopped basil
• tablespoon of Dijon mustard
• 200ml double cream

Method

1. Put a large pan of water on to boil for the pasta.
2. Split the sausages open and remove the filling, discard the skins.
3. Warm a little olive oil in a frying pan, crumble in the sausage, fry till cooked through (if using the veg I mentioned above add them here)
4. Add the pasta to the pan of boiling water along with a little bit of salt,
5. Pour the wine into the sausage pan and let it bubble,  scrape the sausage goo stuck to the bottom of the pan as it’s full of flavour.
6. Stir in the chilli and chopped basil
7. Add a little salt and the mustard, followed by the cream, bring to a simmer and cook for a minute or two, stirring now and again.
8. When the paster is done drain and tip into the sauce, mix well and serve.