No-Fuss Pork and Fennel Sausage Pasta
Meat

No-Fuss Pork and Fennel Sausage Pasta

with Zucchini

Craving a dinner that’s delightfully delish and easy to get on the table? We’re on a mission to make cooking more fun, extra yum and even simpler – this recipe, packed with quality fresh ingredients, is all that and more. Get cooking!

Kid friendly
Meat
20-30 minutesCooking Time
EASYDifficulty
2 - 4Servings
850Calories

Ingredients

  • 1 onion
    1 onion
  • 1 zucchini
    1 zucchini
  • 2 garlic cloves
    2 garlic cloves
  • 200g penne pasta
    200g penne pasta
  • 4 pork and fennel sausages
    4 pork and fennel sausages
  • 10g Tuscan seasoning
    10g Tuscan seasoning
  • 50g tomato paste
    50g tomato paste
  • 400g diced tomatoes
    400g diced tomatoes

From Your Pantry

  • 2 tsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 180ml (¾ cup) boiling water

Utensils Needed

  • medium saucepan
  • medium deep frypan

Instructions

Prep ingredients

Prep ingredients

Bring a medium saucepan of salted water to the boil for the pasta. Thinly slice the onion. Halve the zucchini lengthwise, then thinly slice. Crush or finely chop 2 garlic cloves.

Cook pasta and sausages

Cook pasta and sausages

Cook the pasta in the pan of boiling water for 10 mins or until al dente. Drain. Meanwhile, heat 2 tsp olive oil in a medium deep frypan over medium-high heat. Cook the sausages, turning regularly, for 8 mins or until browned and cooked through. Remove from the pan.

Soften veggies

Soften veggies

Return the pan to medium heat. Cook the onion, stirring, for 3 mins or until softened. Add the zucchini and cook, stirring, for 1-2 mins until golden. Add the garlic, half the Tuscan seasoning* and tomato paste and cook, stirring, for 30 secs.

Simmer sauce

Simmer sauce

Add half the tomatoes*, 1 tsp sugar and 180ml (¾ cup) boiling water to the onion mixture, stir to combine and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat to medium and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 mins or until slightly thickened.

Serve up

Serve up

Thinly slice the sausages on an angle. Add the sausage to the sauce and cook for a further 2 mins or until warmed through. Remove the pan from the heat. Add the pasta to the sauce and toss to coat. Taste, then season with salt and pepper. Divide the sausage pasta among bowls and enjoy!

Make it cheesy

Make it cheesy

If you have any cheese in your fridge, grate some and scatter over the sausage pasta before serving.

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Chef Yasmin and Dinnerly Team

Yasmin's passion for food began at a young age, watching on as her mum and dad cooked in the home kitchen and tasting global cuisines as her family travelled the world. Since then, her impressive career has spanned magazines, television and radio with a roll call of Australian brands. Yasmin is also the author of two best-selling books, 7000 Islands: Cherished Recipes and Stories from the Philippines, and The Desserts of New York (And How to Eat Them All), which combine her love of food and travel.

Yasmin and the talented Dinnerly team of recipe developers, including Jane Howard and Louise Pickford, hope we've made dinnertime that much easier, tastier, quicker and more fun for you and your family. Enjoy!

"Easy and simply delicious home-cooked meals that everyone will love. "

Nutrition (per serving)

Energy (Kilojoules)

3542

Energy (Calories)

850

Protein

36.3

Total Fat

34.5

-Saturated

12.6

Carbohydrate

92.3

-Sugars

16.1

Dietary Fibre

6.4

Sodium

1937

Allergens

Gluten
Sulphites
Wheat

Recipes curated and site by Vishnu. Enjoy!