Sausage and ricotta rigatoni
James Tanner shows us how to make a hearty sausage and pasta dish.
Ingredients
400g rigatoni (or pasta of your choice)200g spring greens, or dark cabbage/cavolo nero1 tbsp olive oil1 red onion, sliced2 garlic cloves, sliced1/2 tsp dried chilli flakes1/2 tsp fennel seeds6 coarse Italian pork sausages, meat removed from casing200g ricottaA small handful grated Parmesan
Method
Preheat the oven to 160C. Tip the pasta and cavolo nero into a pan of salted boiling water. Cook until al dente, drain, and tip into a baking dish.
Place a frying pan over medium heat and heat the oil. Add the garlic and onion with a pinch of sea salt. After 2-3 minutes, add the chilli flakes, fennel seeds and sausage, and cook while stirring until the sausage has browned, about 5 minutes.
Add the sausage mixture to the pasta and cavolo nero and stir together. Top with dollops of ricotta and scatter with parmesan. Bake for 10-15 minutes until golden and oozy.
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