CREAMY TAGLIATELLE WITH SAUSAGE, RICOTTA & BASIL

Creamy tagliatelle with sausage, ricotta & basil image

A speedy sauce to serve with ribbon pasta- dot with creamy Italian cheese and sprinkle with basil leaves

Provided by Good Food team

Categories Dinner

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 tbsp olive oil
1 onion , finely chopped
2 garlic cloves , finely chopped
400g pack good-quality sausage , skins removed, broken into small chunks
400g can chopped tomato
400g tagliatelle
handful basil , reserving smaller leaves to garnish
½ x 250g tub ricotta

Steps:

Heat the oil in a large frying pan, tip in the onion and garlic, and soften for about 10 mins. Add the sausagemeat chunks and brown for 5 mins. Tip in the chopped tomatoes and simmer for 5 mins or so, until thick and the sausagemeat is cooked through. Meanwhile, cook the pasta following pack instructions.
Season the tomato sauce and toss through the drained tagliatelle. Tear the basil and stir it through as well. Spoon into bowls and dot with ricotta. Grind over some pepper and sprinkle with the small basil leaves.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 617 calories, Fat 28 grams fat, SaturatedFat 10 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 63 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 8 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 29 grams protein, Sodium 2.1 milligram of sodium