Creamy Sausage and Harissa Pasta

Name: Creamy Sausage and Harissa Pasta
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 3 Garlic Clove, crushed; 15g Parsley, chopped; 6 Sausages; 2 tbsp Olive Oil; 2 Red Onion, chopped; 325g Cherry Tomatoes, halved; 2 tbsp Harissa Paste; 125g Mascarpone, or soft cheese; 400g Rigatoni, or penne; Maldon Salt, to taste

Pork

4.6

10m prep time

30m total time

Easy level

10 ingredients

Creamy Sausage and Harissa Pasta recipe by Cherrypick

Give our new favourite sausage pasta dish a go tonight - it's so quick and simple to make. This meal makes for the perfect batch cook. We recommend doubling up on the sauce and freezing half.

Method

Based on 4 servings, adjust as needed.

Step 1

Heat the oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat and cook the onion until softened and translucent, about 8 mins. Push to one side of the pan.

Step 2

Squeeze the sausagemeat from the skins into the centre of the pan. Cook for 5-8 mins until browned, squashing into smaller chunks with the spoon as it cooks. Add the garlic and tomatoes. Let the tomatoes soften for a few minutes, stirring now and then to prevent sticking. Stir in the harissa paste and mascarpone.

Step 3

Meanwhile, cook the pasta in salted water in a saucepan following pack instructions.

Step 4

Drain the pasta, saving a mugful of the water. Tip the pasta into the sauce, add the parsley and stir together. Add a splash of the pasta water to loosen the sauce – it should be silky and coat the pasta without pooling in the bottom of the pan. Grind over some black pepper to serve, if you like.