Italian Sausage Ragu Rigatoni
Rigatoni

Italian Sausage Ragu Rigatoni

A rich, silky sausage ragu tossed through rigatoni, with every ridge and tube holding onto that luxurious sauce. This is a hearty midweek favourite worth saving. 

Hattie is Hungry

Feeds: 4
30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 250g Rigatoni

  • 2 tsp sea salt

  • 2 onions, finely chopped 

  • 1 pack of Sainsburys Sicilian sausages 

  • 1 punnet chestnut mushrooms, quarters 

  • 2 tbsp tomato puree 

  • Chilli flakes - however many you can handle 

  • 1tsp dried oregano / mixed herbs / basil 

  • 100ml red wine 

  • 1 jar passata

  • A drizzle of fresh cream 

Rigatoni

Rigatoni

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Method

1

Start by sweating the onions in a pan for a few minutes, then add the garlic.

2

Remove the skin from the sausages and break into small pieces and brown them off in the same pan.

3

Add the mushrooms and sweat them down too.

4

Add a squeeze of tomato puree, followed by chilli flakes and oregano.

5

Add a splash of red wine and allow it to reduce before adding the passata.

6

Simmer on low for around 20 minutes and then finish off with some fresh cream.

7

In the meantime, cook the rigatoni in some salty boiling water until al dente.

8

Add the rigatoni to the ragu and serve with plenty of parmesan! 

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