Spaghetti and chicken meatballs in red pepper sauce

Name: Spaghetti and chicken meatballs in red pepper sauce
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 480g jar roasted red peppers, drained; 2 x 340g packets free-range chicken sausages; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 onion, finely chopped; 1 celery stick, chopped; 100ml single cream; 350g spaghetti or any other pasta; Bunch fresh flatleaf parsley, chopped; 60g green olives, pitted and sliced if large; Parmesan or mature cheddar, shaved; Useful to have; Stick blender

Portion size: Serves 4
Hands-on time 20 min, simmering time 10 min
Difficulty: easy

Jules Mercer

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These tasty chicken meatballs with spaghetti and red pepper sauce take just 30 minutes to make. The meatballs are made with chicken sausages and the storecupboard ingredients like olives guarantee lots of flavour.

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Ingredients

480g jar roasted red peppers, drained
2 x 340g packets free-range chicken sausages
2 tbsp olive oil
1 onion, finely chopped
1 celery stick, chopped
100ml single cream
350g spaghetti or any other pasta
Bunch fresh flatleaf parsley, chopped
60g green olives, pitted and sliced if large
Parmesan or mature cheddar, shaved

Useful to have

Stick blender

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Method

Soak the peppers in a bowl of fresh water while you prepare and cook the meatballs.
Remove and discard the skins from the sausages, then roll the filling into balls the size of whole walnuts. Heat the oil in a frying pan over a medium heat and fry the meatballs until browned all over, then remove from the pan with a slotted spoon and set aside.
In the same pan, fry the onion and celery with plenty of seasoning until soft. Drain the red peppers, roughly chop, then add to the onion mixture. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the cream.
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Using a stick blender, whizz the sauce to a purée, then add about 100ml kettle-warm water. (If you don’t have a stick blender, it’s fine to leave the sauce chunky.) Bring to a simmer, then return the meatballs to the sauce and simmer for about 10 minutes until cooked through.
Meanwhile, cook the pasta as per the pack instructions. Drain, then add to the sauce and toss to coat. Divide among 4 plates and serve topped with the chopped parsley, olives and cheese shavings.