Italian pork sausage pasta bake

Recipes / Meat

This flavoursome Italian pork sausage bake can be made ahead in preparation for those nights when you are short on time.

Recipe «Italian pork sausage pasta bake» presented in category Recipes / Meat, to prepare this dish you will need no more 35 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author sheff would need: 500g Italian pork sausages, 1 bunch fresh sage, 60ml extra virgin olive oil, 1 brown onion, finely chopped, 500g savoy cabbage, thinly sliced , 2 garlic cloves, crushed, 125ml dry white wine, 300ml light thickened cream for cooking , 2 tsp balsamic vinegar, 500g dried rigatoni pasta, 90g parmesan, finely grated, 105g fresh sourdough breadcrumbs.

Ingredients:

  • 500g Italian pork sausages 
  • 1 bunch fresh sage 
  • 60ml extra virgin olive oil 
  • 1 brown onion, finely chopped 
  • 500g savoy cabbage, thinly sliced 
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed 
  • 125ml dry white wine 
  • 300ml light thickened cream for cooking 
  • 2 tsp balsamic vinegar 
  • 500g dried rigatoni pasta 
  • 90g parmesan, finely grated 
  • 105g fresh sourdough breadcrumbs 

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 210C/190C fan forced. Squeeze meat from casings into a bowl. Finely chop half the sage. Reserve remaining sage.
  2. Heat 1 tbs oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Cook onion, stirring, for 2 minutes or until soft. Add sausage meat. Cook, stirring with a wooden spoon to break up lumps, for 4 minutes. Stir in cabbage for 3 minutes or until starting to soften. Stir in chopped sage and garlic for 1 minute until aromatic. Add wine. Reduce heat to low and cook, covered, for 5 minutes. Add cream. Cook, covered, for 3 minutes or until cabbage is tender. Stir in vinegar. Season.
  3. Meanwhile, cook pasta in a saucepan of boiling salted water until al dente. Drain, reserving 2 tbs water. Return pasta and water to pan. Add sausage mixture and half the parmesan. Gently stir to combine. Transfer to a baking dish.
  4. Combine breadcrumbs, remaining parmesan, reserved sage and remaining oil in a bowl. Season. Toss to combine. Spread over pasta. Bake for 20 minutes or until golden.