Spicy Sausage Pasta Bake

  This comforting spicy sausage pasta bake is packed with veggies and makes the perfect mid week family meal.

Ingredients:

1 x pack HECK 10 Pork Chipolatas

1/2 tbsp olive oil

1 red pepper, sliced

1 yellow pepper, sliced

1 courgette, sliced

3 garlic cloves, minced

500g passata

1 tbsp harissa pasta

1 tbsp balsamic vinegar

1 tbsp tomato paste

1 chicken stock cube

250g rigatoni pasta

1 heaped tbsp light cream cheese

30g parmesan, grated

1 ball of mozzarella

Method:

1. De-skin the sausages. Add the olive oil to a pan, once hot, add the sausages and break up with a spoon. Cook until browned all over then add the peppers and courgette and fry off for a further 5 minutes.
2. Add the harissa, tomato puree and garlic and stir through for a minute before then adding the passata, balsamic, cream cheese and chicken stock cube. Season well with black pepper then simmer for 10 minutes.
3. Meanwhile cook the pasta in salted water until al dente (around 9 minutes). Drain and set aside.
4. Add the cooked pasta to the pan and stir through. Transfer to an oven proof dish, tear the mozzarella over and sprinkle over the parmesan.
5. Bake in the oven at 190°c for 15 minutes until the cheese has melted.