Sausageball pasta bake
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Sausageball pasta bake

By Silvana Franco

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only

Using leftover sausagemeat to make meatballs is a thrifty way to jazz up an oven-cooked pasta pot

  • Prep:15 mins
    Cook:50 mins
  • Serves 4
  • Easy

Nutrition per serving

  • kcal 860
  • fat 41g
  • saturates 17g
  • carbs 88g
  • sugars 11g
  • fibre 7g
  • protein 41g
  • salt 3.75g

Ingredients

  • 450g sausagemeat
  • 50g fresh white breadcrumbs
  • 1 tsp thyme or rosemary leaves, chopped
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 500g carton passata
  • 2 tbsp sundried tomato paste
  • 300g fusilli or other pasta shapes
  • ½ small Savoy cabbage, cut into 1cm-wide slices
  • 250g ball mozzarella, cubed
  • 2 tbsp freshly grated parmesan

Method

  1. Put the sausagemeat, breadcrumbs and thyme or rosemary in a bowl and mix to combine. Shape into 20 small balls.

  2. Heat oil in a wide pan and cook the sausageballs for 10 mins until nicely browned. Add passata and tomato paste, cover and simmer gently for 20 mins.

  3. Meanwhile, cook pasta following pack instructions, adding the cabbage for the final 5 mins of cooking time. Drain cabbage and pasta, toss with the sauce and spoon into a heatproof dish.

  4. Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/ gas 6. Push mozzarella cubes into the top of the pasta. Sprinkle with Parmesan and bake for 15-20 mins until bubbling and crusty.

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