Maella

High Protein, Creamy Sausage Pasta


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This dish only requires 5 main ingredients and takes 20 minutes to make, I’m obsessed

Yield5 servings
Prep time20 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

  1. 1

    Boil a pot of salted water and cook pasta as directed by the packet. Reserve 1/2 cup of pasta water.

  2. 2

    Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a large pan over medium heat.

  3. 3

    Remove sausages from their skins and crumble into the pan. Cook for about 5 -10 minutes, until they have cooked through and are browned.

  4. 4

    To the same pan add tomato paste. Cook the tomato paste down till fragrant. Turn the heat to low- medium and add your Greek yoghurt or cream. Mix in.

  5. 5

    Add fresh spinach if adding and 1/2 a cup of reserved pasta water. Stir frequently for a couple of minutes over low-medium heat, until the spinach wilts to your liking.

  6. 6

    Add parmesan cheese and cooked pasta.

  7. 7

    Mix everything well. Remove from heat. Season with additional parmesan cheese and Basil if you like.


Notes

I used farmers union full fat Greek yoghurt here . Alternatively light thickened cream works well