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 hi there 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 combination.

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

Simple meal concepts

I like cooking, and I all the time have. I educated at cookery college to grow to be a chef and shortly went down the recipe improvement 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 prime class superb eating, I’m ALL concerning the straightforward meal concepts.

After a protracted day of labor, or a busy week, why would you wish 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 possibly can prep it in quarter-hour, after which bake within the oven till crispy. It’s a preferred bake amongst the household, and you’ll simply adapt it to one thing that you just choose.

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 purple onion (however you need to use a brown onion, or shallot, or frozen onion), with a chopped up purple 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 trouble me, however you possibly can if you’d like), and add my spices and flavours. I add garlic, oregano, chilli flakes, Italian herbs, salt and pepper, however you possibly can add roughly of the form of spices you want. I don’t discover the chilli flakes too scorching, however for those who hate spice, depart them out.

I then add in some contemporary tomatoes as I almost all the time have some in my kitchen, however these are elective, after which two tins of some chopped tomatoes and a few tomato puree for much more tomato goodness. You will get away with one tin of tomatoes, and extra contemporary 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 verify 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 by the sauce and pour into my giant baking dish. You should use any dish actually, however this makes a considerable amount of pasta bake so be sure it’s sufficiently big or do two smaller ones.

I sprinkle on some grated cheddar cheese as I adore it, after which add on some stale breadcrumbs. You may depart off the breadcrumbs, and simply have cheese, however I really like the feel that the breadcrumbs carry to the pasta dish.

Swaps

In case you aren’t a fan of some elements, most might be swapped. Particularly, the sausages. So, I used any customary sized sausage I purchase and chop them into inch sized items, however for those who aren’t a fan of them you possibly can swap them. You should use different sorts of sausages similar to rooster, vegetarian, or you possibly can even depart them out.

Swapping in bacon, rooster, 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 on the subject of the spices as you possibly can add far roughly, and adapt to what you favor.

Ideas & methods

• That is finest served instantly
• You may reheat this by masking with foil and baking at 170ºc fan for Half-hour 
• You may freeze this dish for 3+ months 
• Swap the sausages for different variations similar to rooster or vegetarian
• Swap the spices for no matter spices you favor
• Serve with a contemporary salad or garlic bread (or each!) 
• Breadcrumbs/cheese toppings are elective however scrumptious. 

• 400 g pasta (rigatoni)
• 1 purple onion (chopped)
• 1 purple pepper (chopped)
• 1 packet sausages (6-8)
• 150 g contemporary 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

• Be certain 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 possibly can)

• Add the chopped up contemporary 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 by

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

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

ENJOY!

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