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Creamy Harissa Sausage Pasta
Creamy Harissa Sausage Pasta

Creamy Harissa Sausage Pasta

with Tomatoes, Olives and Walnuts

Mimi Morley
Mimi MorleyPublished on August 13, 2020

Our harissa sausage pasta recipe is everything you want in a midweek meal: it’s quick, requires minimal washing up, and it’s utterly delicious! Once you’ve tried our spicy harissa paste, you’ll want it again, and again, and again...

Allergens:
Sulphites
Nuts
Milk

The quantities provided above are averages only.

Boxes and ingredients are packed in facilities that handles Peanut, Nuts, Sesame, Fish, Crustaceans, Milk, Egg, Mustard, Celery, Soya, Gluten and Sulphites. Due to the war in Ukraine, it has been necessary to substitute sunflower oil with rapeseed oil in some products without a label change. The FSA have advised that allergic reactions to rapeseed oil are rare.

Total30 minutes
Active 20 minutes
DifficultyMedium

Ingredients

serving amount

125

Baby Plum Tomatoes

30

Olives

2

British Hickory Smoked Sausages

(Contains: Sulphites)

200

Rigatoni Pasta

1

Onion

1

Garlic Clove**

1

Spring Onion

50

Harissa Paste

20

Walnuts

(Contains: Nuts May contain traces of: Peanut, Sesame, Nuts)

112.5

Creme Fraiche

(Contains: Milk)

Not included in your delivery

100

Water

Nutritional information

Energy (kcal)984 kcal
Energy (kJ)4115 kJ
Fat56 g
of which saturates17 g
Carbohydrate92 g
of which sugars14 g
Protein32 g
Salt2.2 g
Always refer to the product label for the most accurate ingredient and allergen information.

Utensils

Baking Tray
Medium Saucepan
Chopping Board
Grater
Colander
Knife
Grill Pan
Fork
Bowl

Cooking Instructions and Tips

Bake the Sausages
1

Preheat your oven to 200°C and bring a large saucepan of water to the boil with a ¼ tsp of salt. Pop your sausages on a lightly oiled baking tray, bake on the top shelf of your oven until cooked, 25-30 mins, turning halfway through cooking. IMPORTANT: The sausages are cooked when no longer pink in the middle.

Prep
2

While the sausages cook, halve, peel and thinly slice the onion into half moon shapes. Peel and grate the garlic (or use a garlic press). Quarter the tomatoes. Trim the spring onion and thinly slice. When the water is boiling, add the rigatoni and simmer until tender, 12 mins. Once cooked, drain the pasta in a colander, pop back in the pan and drizzle with oil to stop it sticking together.

Make the Sauce
3

Meanwhile, heat a drizzle of oil in a large frying pan on medium-high heat. Once hot, add the onion and fry until softened, stirring occasionally, 5-6 mins. Add the garlic, tomatoes and harissa paste and cook, stirring until the tomatoes have softened slightly, 2-3 mins. Pour in the water (see ingredients for amount), stir together, reducing the heat if necessary. Simmer until the sauce has reduced by half, 3-4 mins.

Finish the Sauce
4

Once the liquid has reduced, stir in the creme fraiche, bring to the boil, then remove from the heat. Have a quick tidy up now if your sausages haven't quite finished cooking! When the sausages are cooked, remove from the oven and carefully slice into 2cm wide rounds on a board using a knife and fork.

Combine
5

Add the sausages to the sauce and stir to combine. Taste and add salt and pepper if necessary. Warm the sauce through if you feel it needs it, 1-2 mins. Add the drained pasta and half the olives. Mix everything together until well combined.Tip: Add a splash of water if the sauce looks a little dry.

Finish and Serve
6

Divide the pasta between bowls and sprinkle over the walnuts, spring onion and remaining olives. Enjoy!

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