MeatPastaPestoSausage

Penne with Spicy Sausage Ragù

Prep Time: 15 mins
Cooking Time: 40 mins
4 people

Used in this recipe

Ingredients

2 tbsp Filippo Berio Classico Olive Oil
2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
1 red onion, peeled and chopped
200g spicy sausage, skin removed
2 sprigs of fresh rosemary, removed from stalks
1 small glass red wine
1 x 400g tin chopped tomatoes
3 tbsp Filippo Berio Sun Dried Tomato Pesto
400g penne pasta
Freshly grated Pecorino cheese

Method

In a large deep sided frying pan, add the Filippo Berio Classico Olive Oil, onion and garlic. Cook for 10 minute over a low heat. Add the sausage meat and rosemary and cook for a further 5 minutes until the meat is browned.
Add the red wine and turn the heat up. Cook for 2 minutes until the wine has almost evaporated
Add the Filippo Berio Sun Dried Tomato Pesto and the tomatoes and simmer for 20 minutes
Meanwhile, cook the pasta in a large pan of boiling salted water for 10 minutes or according to packet instructions
Drain the pasta, leaving a little of the water in the pan then return the pasta to the pan. Stir in the sausage ragù and serve with a good helping of grated pecorino cheese

Classico Olive Oil

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This versatile all-purpose Olive Oil is excellent for sautéing, grilling and roasting or as a base for sauces. Delicious with everything from meat and poultry to your favourite vegetables. Oil comprising exclusively olive oils that have undergone refining and oils obtained directly from olives.