Hidden Veg Sausage Rigatoni

20 mins
Serves 2
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Directions

  1. 1Chop the red pepper, celery, carrots, and red onion into small pieces.
  2. 2Chop the red pepper, celery, carrots, and red onion into small pieces.
  3. 3Chop the red pepper, celery, carrots, and red onion into small pieces.
  4. 4Add olive oil to a pan and heat it.
  5. 5Add olive oil to a pan and heat it.
  6. 6Add olive oil to a pan and heat it.
  7. 7Remove the skin from the sausages and add them to the pan.
  8. 8Remove the skin from the sausages and add them to the pan.
  9. 9Remove the skin from the sausages and add them to the pan.
  10. 10Break up the sausages and cook until crispy, then remove them from the pan and set aside.
  11. 11Break up the sausages and cook until crispy, then remove them from the pan and set aside.
  12. 12Break up the sausages and cook until crispy, then remove them from the pan and set aside.
  13. 13Add the chopped vegetables to the pan.
  14. 14Add the chopped vegetables to the pan.
  15. 15Add the chopped vegetables to the pan.
  16. 16Cook the vegetables for about 5 minutes.
  17. 17Cook the vegetables for about 5 minutes.
  18. 18Cook the vegetables for about 5 minutes.
  19. 19Add garlic, smoked paprika, salt, and black pepper to the vegetables.
  20. 20Add garlic, smoked paprika, salt, and black pepper to the vegetables.
  21. 21Add garlic, smoked paprika, salt, and black pepper to the vegetables.
  22. 22Cook for 1 minute.
  23. 23Cook for 1 minute.
  24. 24Cook for 1 minute.
  25. 25Add tinned tomatoes to the pan.
  26. 26Add tinned tomatoes to the pan.
  27. 27Add tinned tomatoes to the pan.
  28. 28Give it a mix.
  29. 29Give it a mix.
  30. 30Give it a mix.
  31. 31Simmer for 5 minutes.
  32. 32Simmer for 5 minutes.
  33. 33Simmer for 5 minutes.
  34. 34Cook the pasta in a separate pot.
  35. 35Cook the pasta in a separate pot.
  36. 36Cook the pasta in a separate pot.
  37. 37Blend the sauce until it's totally smooth.
  38. 38Blend the sauce until it's totally smooth.
  39. 39Blend the sauce until it's totally smooth.
  40. 40Pour the blended sauce back into the pan.
  41. 41Pour the blended sauce back into the pan.
  42. 42Pour the blended sauce back into the pan.
  43. 43Add some pasta water to loosen up the sauce.
  44. 44Add some pasta water to loosen up the sauce.
  45. 45Add some pasta water to loosen up the sauce.
  46. 46Add the cooked sausage back into the pan with the sauce.
  47. 47Add the cooked sausage back into the pan with the sauce.
  48. 48Add the cooked sausage back into the pan with the sauce.
  49. 49Add the cooked pasta to the pan.
  50. 50Add the cooked pasta to the pan.
  51. 51Add the cooked pasta to the pan.
  52. 52Mix until fully coated.
  53. 53Mix until fully coated.
  54. 54Mix until fully coated.
  55. 55Grate some parmesan cheese over the pasta.
  56. 56Grate some parmesan cheese over the pasta.
  57. 57Grate some parmesan cheese over the pasta.

Ingredients

  • 4 sausages
  • 4 sausages
  • 4 sausages
  • 0.5 large red onion
  • 0.5 large red onion
  • 0.5 large red onion
  • 1 red pepper
  • 1 red pepper
  • 1 red pepper
  • 1 carrot
  • 1 carrot
  • 1 carrot
  • 1 stick of celery
  • 1 stick of celery
  • 1 stick of celery
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 400 g tinned tomatoes
  • 400 g tinned tomatoes
  • 400 g tinned tomatoes
  • 150 g rigatoni (or any pasta)
  • 150 g rigatoni (or any pasta)
  • 150 g rigatoni (or any pasta)
  • 50 g parmesan
  • 50 g parmesan
  • 50 g parmesan
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • salt
  • salt
  • salt
  • black pepper
  • black pepper
  • black pepper
  • olive oil
  • olive oil
  • olive oil

Equipment

knifechopping boardpanspoonbowlimmersion blenderpotcolandergraterfork

Tips

  • Dice vegetables finely to hide them in the sauce.
  • Remove sausage skin and break them up for a crispy texture.
  • Blend the sauce until totally smooth to ensure no visible vegetable chunks.
  • Add pasta water to loosen up the sauce.