Creamy sausage and tomato pasta bake

Name: Creamy sausage and tomato pasta bake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 6 Pork sausages; 15 ml Olive oil; 1 Onions, chopped; 0.2 Garlic, 2 cloves, crushed; 1 Peppers, diced; 400 g Chopped tomatoes; 300 g Passata; 2 g Dried oregano; 100 g Cream cheese; 350 g Penne; 100 g Cheddar, grated; 125 g Mozzarella, torn

Chunks of sausage in a creamy tomato sauce with pasta, baked under bubbling cheese. A midweek dinner that empties the dish every time.

Ingredients

6 Pork sausages
15 ml Olive oil
1 Onions, chopped
0.2 Garlic, 2 cloves, crushed
1 Peppers, diced
400 g Chopped tomatoes
300 g Passata
2 g Dried oregano
100 g Cream cheese
350 g Penne
100 g Cheddar, grated
125 g Mozzarella, torn

Method

Squeeze the sausagemeat out of the skins in little balls straight into a hot pan with the oil and fry until browned all over.
Add the onion and pepper and soften, then stir in the garlic, tomatoes, passata and oregano. Simmer until thickened, then stir in the cream cheese until smooth.
Meanwhile cook the penne for 2 minutes less than the packet says, then drain.
Heat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan). Mix the pasta into the sauce, tip into a baking dish, scatter over the cheddar and mozzarella and bake until golden and bubbling.