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Fennel, tomato and sausage rigatoni

  • Time to make: 30 mins
  • Serving: 6 people
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 500g rigatoni pasta
    • 1 tablespoon olive oil
    • 1 medium-sized onion, finely chopped
    • 2 medium-sized fennel bulbs, trimmed, thinly sliced
    • 2 cloves garlic, minced
    • 2 teaspoons fennel seeds
    • 375g extra-lean beef sausages
    • 400g can chopped tomatoes
    • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
    • 1 cup liquid no-added-salt chicken stock
    • 6 cups mixed salad with reduced-fat dressing, to serve
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 In a large saucepan cook pasta following packet directions until tender. Drain then return to pan.

    2 Meanwhile, heat oil in a large, deep frying pan over a medium-high heat. Cook onion, fennel, garlic and fennel seeds for 5 minutes or until onion and fennel soften.

    3 Remove sausage meat from casings and add meat to pan, breaking up with a wooden spoon until golden and cooked. Add tomatoes, tomato paste and stock. Simmer for 10-15 minutes until thickened. Add sauce to pasta. Toss then serve with salad.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free pasta and stock and check sausages are gluten free.

    HFG tip

    The sauce in this recipe freezes well — for up to 2 months. When ready to use thaw overnight. Reheat until boiling then stir in your choice of cooked pasta.

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