Tomato Sausage and Spinach Pasta
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This sausage tomato and spinach pasta features tender pasta tossed with flavourful sausages cooked in a simmering tomato-based sauce with some secret veg. It takes about 20 minutes from start to finish making it a really easy weeknight meal or lazy meal prep.note - ingredients can be approximate
Equipment
- Vegetable chopper., recommended
Ingredients
- 400 g (14 oz) (~4 cups) pasta, of choice
- ¼ cup pasta water
- 900 g (2 lb) sausages, of choice, approx. 8 thick
- 1 teaspoon (2 teaspoon) extra virgin olive oil
- 700 ml (3 cups) passata, subs note 1
- 2 onion,
- 2 zucchini,
- 2 cups spinach, packed
- 3 basil leaves, or 1 tablespoon dried, subs note 2
- 2 tablespoon dried oregano, subs note 2
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
Prepare
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil (at least 2.5L)
- Dice 2 onion, 2 zucchini and 3 basil leaves
- Heat a large pan over medium heat with half of the 1 tsp (2 teaspoon) extra virgin olive oil.
Cook
- Cook the 900 g (2 lb) sausages whole for 8-10 minutes, turning occasionally until browned on all sides. Remove.
- While sausages cook, add 400 g (14 oz) (~4 cups) pasta to boiling water and cook 2 mins less than packet instructions (4 mins less for meal prep or half the time if freezing). Before draining, reserve ¼ cup pasta water, then rinse the pasta under cold water.
- In the same pan as the sausages, heat rest of 1 tsp (2 teaspoon) extra virgin olive oil over medium. Add the diced onion and zucchini, sauteing for approx. 2 minutes.
- Add 700 ml (3 cups) passata, 2 tbsp dried oregano, diced basil bringing it to a light bubble before reducing the heat to low.
- Slice the 900 g (2 lb) sausages into bite-sized pieces and return them to the pan.
- Add the cooked 400 g (14 oz) (~4 cups) pasta (if meal prepping, don't add and see note 2) and reserved pasta water, and 2 cups spinach stirring everything together until well combined and heated through.
- Taste and adjust with salt, pepper and any other seasoning. Serve.
Notes
Note 1 - Passata
Substitutions - tinned tomatoes
Note 2 - Herbs
You can substitute with alternatives like an Italian herb mix or similar.
Note 3
If you're planning to have this for meal prep, don't add the pasta. Add it to the opposite side of the container when storing so it retains texture.
Storage
Store the pasta and sauce separately in airtight containers (or on opposite ends of the container) in the fridge for up to 4-5 days.
Reheating
Reheat in the microwave on 1 minute intervals for approx. 3 minutes.
Freezing
Freeze sauce and pasta (half-cooked) separately for up to 3 months. Or at the very least, freeze the pasta on top of the sausage mixture
Nutrition
Calories: 789kcalCarbohydrates: 68gProtein: 35gFat: 42gSaturated Fat: 14gPolyunsaturated Fat: 6gMonounsaturated Fat: 18gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 108mgSodium: 1008mgPotassium: 1363mgFiber: 7gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 1839IUVitamin C: 31mgCalcium: 105mgIron: 6mg
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