Tuesday 1st November- Spicy Pepper and Sausage Pasta Sauce

Tuesday 1^st November- Spicy Pepper and Sausage Pasta Sauce-

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This is a useful basic recipe that the kids will love and takes no time to cook! You could bulk it out with more veggies such as carrots, baked beans, broccoli florets, chopped green beans or peas, depending on what you have in the house.

To mark British Sausage Week, we here at Midland Foods are giving away 5lbs (2.2kg) of sausages every day! To be in with a chance of winning, all you have to do is send us your own sausage recipes in.

Ingredients

• 500g sausage meat
• 2 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 onion, peeled and chopped
• 1 red pepper, seed removed and finely chopped
• 1 yellow pepper, seeds remove and finely chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
• 1 teaspoon chilli powder
• 1 tablespoon tomato puree
• 2×400ml tin chopped tomatoes
• Handful of basil leaves roughly chopped
• Salt                                                                                            
• Ground black pepper
• 50g grated hard cheese
• 600g dried pasta
• chopped parsley to serve

• Green salad and Garlic bread to accompany

• 600g dried Pasta

Instructions

1. In a frying pan, add the sausage and stir fry over a medium heat until golden in colour. Break up with a wooden spoon into small pieces whilst it is cooking. Tip the sausage onto a plate covered in kitchen roll to drain off excess fat.
2. In the same pan, add the olive oil and cook the onion and pepper until the onions are translucent and the peppers tender and slightly brown. Lastly add the garlic, tomato paste and chilli and stir fry for 1 minute.
3. Add the chopped tomatoes and return the browned sausage to the pan, bring to the boil, reduce the heat and cover and cook for 10 minutes. The sauce should be quite soupy, if it seems a bit thick add a little water or red wine (adults only). Cook the pasta according to packet instructions whilst the sauce is cooking. Just before serving, add the basil and grated cheese to the sauce and taste and season if necessary.

Mix together with the drained pasta, serve in bowls with chopped parsley and accompany with a green salad and garlic bread slices.