Name: Spicy sausage pasta
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 375 gram tortiglioni; 6 spicy lamb sausages (900g); 1 brown onion (150g), chopped coarsely; 1 eggplant (230g), chopped coarsely; 2 red capsicums (400g), chopped coarsely; 3 green zucchini (270g), chopped coarsely; 700 gram bottled tomato pasta sauce; 1/2 cup coarsely chopped fresh basil; 2 cup (200g) grated pizza cheese

Spicy sausage pasta

Tortiglioni, a straight tubular pasta with grooves on the exterior, works well when baked with a chunky sauce, such as this one. You can substitute it with rigatoni or ziti, if you like, but anything less substantial will get lost amid the hearty sausage and vegetables.

Ingredients

375 gram tortiglioni

6 spicy lamb sausages (900g)

1 brown onion (150g), chopped coarsely

1 eggplant (230g), chopped coarsely

2 red capsicums (400g), chopped coarsely

3 green zucchini (270g), chopped coarsely

700 gram bottled tomato pasta sauce

1/2 cup coarsely chopped fresh basil

2 cup (200g) grated pizza cheese

Method

Spicy sausage pasta bake

1.Preheat oven to moderate (180ºC/160ºC fan-forced).

2.Cook pasta in large saucepan of boiling water, uncovered, until just tender; drain.

3.Meanwhile, cook sausages in large non-stick frying pan until just cooked through. Drain on absorbent paper.

4.Cook onion, eggplant, capsicum and zucchini, stirring, in same pan until just tender.

5.Cut sausages into 2cm slices; add to vegetables in pan with sauce and basil, stir to combine.

6.Combine pasta and sausage mixture in deep 3-litre (12-cup) casserole dish; sprinkle with cheese. Bake, uncovered, in moderate oven about 20 minutes or until browned lightly.

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