Rigatoni with sausage and fennel ragù
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Easy
- September 2009

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Serves 4
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Takes 10 minutes to make, 20-25 minutes to cook
This budget-friendly ragù recipe makes a hearty supper filled with warming, autumnal flavours.
Nutrition: per serving
- Calories
- 791kcals
- Fat
- 29g (9.3g saturated)
- Protein
- 33.3g
- Carbohydrates
- 108g (9.7g sugar)
- Salt
- 2.3g
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Ingredients
- 500g rigatoni pasta
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 2 tsp fennel seeds
- 400g good, spicy Italian sausages
- 400g can chopped tomatoes
- 2 tbsp tomato purée
- 300ml vegetable stock, hot
- Small bunch fresh flatleaf parsley, finely chopped
- 25g Parmesan or Grana Padano, grated
Method
- Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil, cook the pasta according to the packet instructions, then drain.
- Meanwhile, heat the oil in another saucepan over a low heat and cook the onion for 5 minutes until beginning to soften. Stir in the garlic and fennel seeds and cook for a further minute.
- Split open the sausages, add the meat to the onion and gently fry, breaking up with a wooden spoon, until golden. Add the tomatoes, purée and stock, and season well. Simmer for 10-15 minutes until thickened.
- Toss the pasta with the sausage ragù and chopped parsley. Sprinkle with the Parmesan to serve.
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delicious. tips
The sausage and fennel ragù would be delicious used as a layer in a lasagne or moussaka.
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