Pasta With Sausage Meat And Wilted Rocket

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 4 links good quality sausages
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 400 g chopped tomatoes
• 200 g pappardelle pasta (a wide flat ribbon pasta)
• 50 g rocket
• freshly grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 bring a large saucepan of salted water to the boil.
• 2 while the water is heating, remove the sausage meat from its skin and heat the oil in a frying pan over a medium heat.
• 3 add the sausage meat and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes.
• 4 break up any lumps with a fork.
• 5 add the chopped tomatoes and bring to a simmer then reduce the heat a little and simmer gently for 15 minutes.
• 6 season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper - keep the sauce warm until ready to use.
• 7 add the pasta to the boiling water and cook for 8-10 minutes or until al dente, drain the pasta and return to saucepan.
• 8 pour over the sauce and stir in the rocket.
• 9 divide the mixture between plates and serve with parmesan.