Name: Lamb sausage pasta bake
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 375 g rigatoni; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 1 onion, thinly sliced; 2 cloves garlic, crushed; 500 g lamb sausages, cut diagonally into 1 cm pieces; 680 g jar tomato and basil pasta sauce; ½ cup drained, canned fire-roasted capsicum strips; ½ cup chopped fresh basil; 1 cup grated four cheese sauce mix

Lamb sausage pasta bake

If you love sausages, and you love pasta, this dish is for you! You'll wonder why you haven't combined the two before.

If you love sausages, and you love pasta, this dish is for you! You’ll wonder why you haven’t combined the two before.

Ingredients

375 g rigatoni

1 Tbsp olive oil

1 onion, thinly sliced

2 cloves garlic, crushed

500 g lamb sausages, cut diagonally into 1 cm pieces

680 g jar tomato and basil pasta sauce

½ cup drained, canned fire-roasted capsicum strips

½ cup chopped fresh basil

1 cup grated four cheese sauce mix

Method

1.Cook pasta in a large saucepan of boiling, salted water until tender. Drain.

2.Meanwhile, heat oil in a large, nonstick frying pan over a medium heat. Add onion and garlic. Cook, stirring occasionally, until soft.

3.Add sausages. Cook, stirring occasionally for about 5 to 6 minutes, or until browned. Stir in sauce and capsicum. Bring to boil. Stir in pasta and basil.

4.Transfer to a large, ovenproof dish (12-cup capacity). Sprinkle over cheese.

5.Cook in a hot oven (200C) for about 10 minutes, or until cheese is golden brown. Serve.

Hannah Oakshott