Sausage & aubergine pasta
14
Points®
Total time: 30 min • Prep: 5 min • Cook: 25 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
Inspired by a traditional Sicilian dish, this savoury crowdpleaser is full of punchy Italian flavours
Ingredients
Calorie controlled cooking spray
4 spray(s)
Red onion
2 small
Aubergine
2 medium
Pork sausage, skinless
4 sausage(s), grilled
Fennel Seeds
0.5 tablespoon(s), level
Balsamic vinegar
1.5 tablespoon(s)
Tinned Tomatoes
2 can(s), large
Tomato Purèe
2 tablespoon(s), level
Wholewheat Pasta, dry
240 g
Parmesan Cheese
2 tablespoon(s), grated
Instructions
1
Mist a large, deep, lidded frying pan with cooking spray and fry the onions and aubergines over a low-medium heat for 5 minutes until softened. Stir in the sausage meat and cook, stirring regularly, for 5 minutes until cooked through and lightly golden. Add the fennel seeds and cook for another minute.
2
Stir in the balsamic vinegar and cook until just evaporated, then add the chopped tomatoes and tomato purée. Half-fill an empty tomato tin with water and add to the pan. Bring to the boil, then turn down the heat, cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
3
Meanwhile, cook the pasta according to the pack instructions. Stir into the sauce. Serve sprinkled with Parmesan.
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