Sausage Pasta Bake! – Jane’s Patisserie

One of many best and finest weekday dinner concepts that I simply adore… a sausage pasta bake is iconic, straightforward and scrumptious.

Savoury recipes

Are we saying hiya to a different savoury recipe already?! Sure, we’re. And have you learnt why?! As a result of I’ve made this numerous instances over time and you’re all merely adoring my straightforward meal concepts on the minute so why not add one other into the combo.

Macaroni cheese, bacon broccoli gnocchi bake, and even a hen leek and bacon pie… I’m adoring with the ability to put up these savoury bakes for the oven as a result of I all the time need a simple dinner thought, and if you need the inspiration, right here it’s.

Straightforward meal concepts

I like cooking, and I all the time have. I educated at cookery faculty to grow to be a chef and rapidly went down the recipe growth route as an alternative, however it by no means stopped my love for savoury cooking. Nevertheless, despite the fact that I used to be educated for top class fantastic eating, I’m ALL in regards to the straightforward meal concepts.

After an extended day of labor, or a busy week, why would you need to must spend ages making one thing for dinner?! As a result of I do know I wouldn’t. That is a kind of straightforward dishes the place you may prep it in quarter-hour, after which bake within the oven till crispy. It’s a preferred bake amongst the household, and you may simply adapt it to one thing that you simply favor.

The sauce

For the sauce a part of this sausage pasta bake, I used what appears to be like like a number of elements, however it’s really easy to throw collectively that it’s price it, I promise. The bottom begins off with frying a crimson onion (however you should utilize a brown onion, or shallot, or frozen onion), with a chopped up crimson pepper to begin to soften them.

I add in my chopped up sausages (I’m lazy and don’t take off the skins because it doesn’t hassle me, however you may if you need), and add my spices and flavours. I add garlic, oregano, chilli flakes, Italian herbs, salt and pepper, however you may add kind of of the form of spices you want. I don’t discover the chilli flakes too scorching, however in the event you hate spice, depart them out.

I then add in some recent tomatoes as I almost all the time have some in my kitchen, however these are non-obligatory, after which two tins of some chopped tomatoes and a few tomato puree for much more tomato goodness. You may get away with one tin of tomatoes, and extra recent tomatoes as an alternative, it’s simply much less saucy.

The pasta bake

I used rigatoni for my pasta, however ANY dried pasta works. You simply want to ensure to prepare dinner the pasta to al-dente (so two minutes lower than the packet time minimal) in order that after it’s baked within the oven, the pasta isn’t too gentle and turning to mush.
I combine my cooked pasta via the sauce and pour into my massive baking dish. You need to use any dish actually, however this makes a considerable amount of pasta bake so be sure it’s large enough or do two smaller ones.

I sprinkle on some grated cheddar cheese as I find it irresistible, after which add on some stale breadcrumbs. You possibly can depart off the breadcrumbs, and simply have cheese, however I like the feel that the breadcrumbs convey to the pasta dish.

Swaps

In the event you aren’t a fan of some elements, most may be swapped. Specifically, the sausages. So, I used any commonplace sized sausage I purchase and chop them into inch sized items, however in the event you aren’t a fan of them you may swap them. You need to use different sorts of sausages reminiscent of hen, vegetarian, or you may even depart them out.

Swapping in bacon, hen, and even some roasted veggies are a great way of including to this pasta bake, however that’s as much as you. It’s the identical relating to the spices as you may add far kind of, and adapt to what you like.

Suggestions & methods

• That is finest served instantly
• You possibly can reheat this by overlaying with foil and baking at 170ºc fan for Half-hour 
• You possibly can freeze this dish for 3+ months 
• Swap the sausages for different variations reminiscent of hen or vegetarian
• Swap the spices for no matter spices you like
• Serve with a recent salad or garlic bread (or each!) 
• Breadcrumbs/cheese toppings are non-obligatory however scrumptious. 

• 400 g pasta (rigatoni)
• 1 crimson onion (chopped)
• 1 crimson pepper (chopped)
• 1 packet sausages (6-8)
• 150 g recent tomatoes (halved)
• 2-3+ garlic cloves (finely chopped)
• 1 tbsp tomato puree
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 1 tsp chilli flakes
• 1 tsp dried Italian herbs
• salt and pepper
• 800 g tinned chopped tomatoes
• grated cheddar cheese
• stale breadcrumbs

• Preheat the oven to 200ºc/180ºc fan and seize a big baking dish

• Make sure that your pasta is cooked, 2 minutes lower than the packet timings 

• Fry the onion and pepper in a pan till softened 

• Chop up the sausages and start to fry and prepare dinner (I do not take away the skins however you may)

• Add the chopped up recent tomatoes and begin to soften

• Add the garlic, oregano, chilli flakes, italian herbs and tomato puree and season with salt and pepper

• Add the tinned chopped tomatoes 

• Pour in cooked pasta and stir via

• Tip into dish, and prime with cheese and breadcrumbs and bake for 25-Half-hour till golden

• That is finest served instantly
• You possibly can reheat this by overlaying with foil and baking at 170ºc fan for Half-hour 
• You possibly can freeze this dish for 3+ months 

ENJOY!

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