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Roasted Pepper Pasta with Spicy Sausage and Cavolo Nero

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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Servings 4
Calories 811 kcal
How Difficult Easy

Ingredients
 
 

For the Roasted Vegetables:

  • 4 Red and green bell peppers de-seeded and sliced
  • 250 g Cherry or baby plum tomatoes halved
  • 1 Red onion sliced
  • 5 cloves Garlic large, peeled
  • 2 Chilli peppers - medium heat sliced (optional)
  • 3 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil
  • Sea salt to season

For the Pasta:

  • 225 g Dried Penne or Rigatone pasta
  • 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil
  • 500 g Spicy sausage casings removed and roughly chopped
  • 100 g Cavolo Nero stalks removed and leaves chopped
  • Freshly ground black pepper to season
  • Freshly grated Parmesan to serve

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 200℃/Fan 180℃/Gas 6.
  • Arrange peppers, tomatoes, onion, garlic and chillies on a large baking tray and drizzle with olive oil and a sprinkle of sea salt and toss everything together.
  • Roast on the middle shelf of the oven for 40 minutes.
  • When the veg is halfway done, start to prepare the rest of the ingredients. Bring a large pan of well-salted water to the boil, then add the pasta and cook according to the pack instructions.
  • Meanwhile, heat the vegetable oil in a large frying pan on a medium-high setting then once hot add the chopped spicy sausage and cook for 6-8 minutes or until the meat is nicely browned and cooked through.
  • Add the cavolo nero and the roasted vegetables to the pan and stir everything together well. Cook for 3-5 minutes.
  • Add the drained pasta to the frying pan and stir together until coated. You can add a splash or two of the reserved starchy pasta cooking water if needed, to loosen the sauce a little.
  • Season to taste with salt and black pepper and then serve immediately topped with freshly grated Parmesan.

Nutrition

Calories: 811kcalCarbohydrates: 59gProtein: 29gFat: 51gSaturated Fat: 16gFiber: 7gSugar: 11g
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