Sausage Pasta
This one pan Sausage Pasta with tomatoes and lentils is an easy and economical family dinner.
The humble sausage can make yummy family dinners, if you have more sausages in the fridge or freezer try my sausage bake or fried spaghetti.
Ingredients you will need
Ingredient Notes, Substitutes, & Alternatives
- Sausages: I like to use a good pork sausage when I make this meal, my absolute favourite is a fennel pork sausage. But the recipe will work with any sausages and the final flavor of the dish will change depending on the flavours in the sausage you choose.
- Whole peeled tomatoes canned: I like to use canned cherry tomatoes but you can use any sized peeled canned tomatoes.
- Lentils canned: I use brown canned lentils when I make this recipe. You can use ¼ cup dried red lentils but you will need increase the stock in the recipe by 1 cup.
- Stock: I use chicken stock or bone broth but you can use your favourite stock.
- Pasta penne: I originally shared this recipe with spaghetti. You can use any pasta shape, if you are using spaghetti you will need to snap the strands in half before adding them to the pan. Cook time for penne or spirals is around 20-25 minutes, where cook time for spaghetti is quicker at 15 minutes.
Step-by-step instructions
Below are illustrated step-by-step instructions to make my Sausage Pasta recipe, if you prefer just the written instructions then head straight to the printable recipe card below.
Step one: Heat oil in the pan over a medium heat
Add the onion, celery, and carrot and sauté until beginning to soften (around 5 mins).
Step two: Cut up the sausage meat into bite-sized pieces, add this to the pan and brown.
Step three: Add the garlic cloves and thyme. Sauté everything for a further 1-2 minutes until you can smell the garlic.
Step four: Add both tins of tomatoes, the lentils and the stock, give everything a good stir.
Step five: Add the dry pasta, stir, let the mix come to the boil, then cover with a lid and reduce the heat to low. It should take around 20-25 mins for the pasta to become tender, but this will vary a little depending on the pasta shape you have chosen.
Step six: If the pasta is not quite tender when you remove the lid, pop the lid back on and cook for a further couple of minutes. If the pasta sauce is thinner than you would prefer, cook the pasta for a few more minutes with the lid off so that extra moisture can escape.
Step seven: Optional: Add 2 to3 handfuls of baby spinach leaves to the pan, cover with the lid for 1-2 minutes until wilted, then stir through the pasta.
Enjoy!
Tips & Tricks
Here is how you can make this Sausage Pasta Recipe perfectly every time!
- For the best sausage pasta my best tip is to take the time to remove the skins from the sausages. It's not essential and you can see in my video and photos I myself don't always do it, but when I do, it is better!
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How To Make This Recipe Suitable For Baby-Led-Weaning
- This recipe can be suitable for baby led weaning, choose a large pasta shape that is easy to grasp such as penne.
- Ensure the pasta is cooked until soft.
- Remove the skin from the sausages or slice them lengthways into quarters, as sausages and hotdogs are known chocking hazards when served in full rounds. .
- Choose a low salt stock.
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One Pan Pasta - Sausage Tomato & Lentils
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Equipment
- 1 Large pan or skillet with a lid
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1 large onion diced
- 1 cup celery diced
- 1 cup carrots diced
- 3 sausages 225 grams
- 3 cloves garlic crushed
- 1 Tablespoon thyme dried
- 400 grams crushed tomatoes canned
- 400 grams whole peeled tomatoes canned
- 400 grams lentils canned, 250 grams drained and rinsed.
- 2 cups stock 500 millilitres
- 350 grams pasta penne, 3 and a half cups
- 3 handfuls baby spinach leaves optional
Instructions
- Heat oil in the pan over a medium heat
- Add the onion, celery, and carrot and sauté until beginning to soften (around 5 mins).
- Cut up the sausage meat into bite-sized pieces, add this to the pan and brown.
- Add the garlic cloves and thyme. Sauté everything for a further 1-2 minutes until you can smell the garlic.
- Add both tins of tomatoes, the lentils and the stock, give everything a good stir.
- Add the dry pasta, stir, let the mix come to the boil, then cover with a lid and reduce the heat to low. It should take around 25 mins for the pasta to become tender, but this will vary a little depending on the pasta shape you have chosen.
- Optional: Add 2 to3 handfuls of baby spinach leaves to the pan, cover with the lid for 1-2 minutes until wilted, then stir through the pasta.
- If the pasta is not quite tender when you remove the lid, pop the lid back on and cook for a further couple of minutes. If the pasta sauce is thinner than you would prefer, cook the pasta for a few more minutes with the lid off so that extra moisture can escape.
- Enjoy
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Notes
- For the best sausage pasta my best tip is to take the time to remove the skins from the sausages. It's not essential and you can see in my video and photos I myself don't always do it, but when I do, it is better!
- Sausages: I like to use a good pork sausage when I make this meal, my absolute favourite is a fennel pork sausage. But the recipe will work with any sausages and the final flavor of the dish will change depending on the flavours in the sausage you choose.
- Whole peeled tomatoes canned: I like to use canned cherry tomatoes but you can use any sized peeled canned tomatoes.
- Lentils canned: I use brown canned lentils when I make this recipe. You can use ¼ cup dried red lentils but you will need increase the stock in the recipe by 1 cup.
- Stock: I use chicken stock or bone broth but you can use your favourite stock.
- Pasta penne: I originally shared this recipe with spaghetti. You can use any pasta shape, if you are using spaghetti you will need to snap the strands in half before adding them to the pan. Cook time for penne or spirals is around 20-25 minutes, where cook time for spaghetti is quicker at 15 minutes.
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My whole family loved this meal - every one had second helpings! Thank you so much!