Sausage pasta recipe
 This simple sausage pasta sauce is full of flavour, but comes together in about 30 minutes. Sausages make a quick substitute for mince that's already well seasoned. Your store cupboard does the rest! 1 tbsp olive oil1 red onion, finely diced400g/14oz pork sausages, casings removed2 garlic cloves, finely chopped50g/1¾oz tomato purée2 x 400g tins chopped tomatoes½ tsp dried oreganopinch chilli flakespinch sugar200g/7oz kale or cavolo nero, stems removed and leaves cut into 3cm/1¼in strips400g/14oz dried pasta (any shape) sea salt freshly grated Parmesan, to serve 1 tbsp olive oil 1 red onion, finely diced 400g/14oz pork sausages, casings removed 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 50g/1¾oz tomato purée 2 x 400g tins chopped tomatoes ½ tsp dried oregano pinch chilli flakes pinch sugar 200g/7oz kale or cavolo nero, stems removed and leaves cut into 3cm/1¼in strips 400g/14oz dried pasta (any shape) sea salt freshly grated Parmesan, to serve Method Heat the oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat. Add the onion and cook for around 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until starting to brown. Add the sausage meat and break up into small pieces with a wooden spoon. Cook for 3–4 minutes or until golden. Stir in the garlic then the tomato purée and cook for a further 2–3 minutes.Pour in the tomatoes. Use 400ml/14fl oz water to swill out the tins and add to the pan along with the oregano, chilli flakes and sugar. Simmer the sauce over a medium–low heat for 10 minutes so it can thicken slightly. Stir the kale into the sauce and cook for a further 5–10 minutes, until the leaves have softened. Add a splash of water to the pan if the sauce is looking too thick. Taste and season with salt, if needed.Meanwhile, bring a large saucepan of salted water to the boil. Add the pasta and cook according to packet instructions. Drain the pasta, reserving a mugful of the pasta water. Add the pasta to the sauce in the frying pan and stir together, loosening with a splash of pasta water if needed to help coat the pasta. Remove from the heat, divide between bowls, top with the grated cheese and serve. Heat the oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat. Add the onion and cook for around 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until starting to brown. Heat the oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat. Add the onion and cook for around 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until starting to brown. Add the sausage meat and break up into small pieces with a wooden spoon. Cook for 3–4 minutes or until golden. Add the sausage meat and break up into small pieces with a wooden spoon. Cook for 3–4 minutes or until golden. Stir in the garlic then the tomato purée and cook for a further 2–3 minutes. Stir in the garlic then the tomato purée and cook for a further 2–3 minutes. Pour in the tomatoes. Use 400ml/14fl oz water to swill out the tins and add to the pan along with the oregano, chilli flakes and sugar. Simmer the sauce over a medium–low heat for 10 minutes so it can thicken slightly. Pour in the tomatoes. Use 400ml/14fl oz water to swill out the tins and add to the pan along with the oregano, chilli flakes and sugar. Simmer the sauce over a medium–low heat for 10 minutes so it can thicken slightly. Stir the kale into the sauce and cook for a further 5–10 minutes, until the leaves have softened. Add a splash of water to the pan if the sauce is looking too thick. Taste and season with salt, if needed. Stir the kale into the sauce and cook for a further 5–10 minutes, until the leaves have softened. Add a splash of water to the pan if the sauce is looking too thick. Taste and season with salt, if needed. Meanwhile, bring a large saucepan of salted water to the boil. Add the pasta and cook according to packet instructions. Drain the pasta, reserving a mugful of the pasta water. Meanwhile, bring a large saucepan of salted water to the boil. Add the pasta and cook according to packet instructions. Drain the pasta, reserving a mugful of the pasta water. Add the pasta to the sauce in the frying pan and stir together, loosening with a splash of pasta water if needed to help coat the pasta. Add the pasta to the sauce in the frying pan and stir together, loosening with a splash of pasta water if needed to help coat the pasta. Remove from the heat, divide between bowls, top with the grated cheese and serve. Remove from the heat, divide between bowls, top with the grated cheese and serve.