Sausage, tomato and capsicum pasta
Serves: 10
Time to make: 25 mins
Total cost: $25.10 / $2.51 per serve
(at time of publication)
Ingredients
- 1kg dried pasta such as penne
- 6 good quality sausages (Italian pork flavour is nice)
- olive oil spray
- 2 red capsicums, sliced thinly
- 3 cups cherry tomatoes
- 5 cups rocket or baby spinach
- 1 lemon, juice and zest
- 2 tablespoons reduced-fat sour cream
- ¼ cup fresh parsley, chopped
- parmesan cheese, to garnish
Instructions
1 Cook pasta following packet directions. Drain, reserving half a cup of pasta water. Spray with a little oil and set aside.
2 Chop sausages in bite-sized pieces. Heat a large pan and spray with oil. Add sausages and stir-fry until browned and cooked through. Add capsicum and cook for 5 more minutes.
3 Add cherry tomatoes and stir-fry another 5 minutes, then add pasta, rocket, lemon juice, zest and sour cream. Stir well to combine, adding some pasta water to make a sauce.
4 Garnish with parsley and parmesan and serve with a green salad.
Nutrition Info (per serve)
Kilojoules 2230kJ
Calories 533cal
Protein 32g
Total fat 10g
–Saturated fat 4g
Carbohydrates 80g
–Sugars 3g
Dietary fibre 6g
Sodium 520mg
Calcium 90mg
Iron 4mg
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