Tomato, Sausage and Bean Pasta

Submitted by Marli

"This is a fulfilling pasta dish that is great to "whip-up" after work or a busy day. Use any flavour sausages you like, I sometimes use two different flavours for variety. Serve with hot herb bread. A Woman's Day recipe."

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 8 thin Italian sausages
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 1 (16 ounce) can chopped tomatoes
• 1 (16 ounce) can butter beans (Lima)
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
• 1 cup light cream
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 packet rigatoni pasta, cooked al dente (tubular)
• extra rosemary, to garnish

directions

1. Fry or grill sausages until brown& cooked through.
2. Slice thinly.
3. Heat oil in a frying-pan add onion and garlic, saute until onions are soft.
4. Add beans and rosemary, stir until fragrant& heated through.
5. Add undrained tomatoes, sugar and cream; simmer uncovered for for about 10 minutes, or until sauce has slightly thickened.
6. Add sausages; simmer a further 5 minutes, or until hot.
7. Add the hot cooked pasta to the sauce and toss to combine.
8. Serve garnished with rosemary& enjoy with hot garlic or herb bread.

Reviews

[Amber]

I liked the butter beans the best.

 

[Jewelies]

This made for a great mid-week meal. I prepared it all in the morning and then just reheated it when I got home at night. Both my 3 and 6 year olds loved it with the 3 year old eating a huge bowl full. Excellent family eating.

 

[BurtonFanatic]

A rich, hearty dish. This is great comfort food. I used vegetarian sausage. I loved the garlic, rosemary and italian season flavors together.

 

[Srt]

I hate to give poor reviews for dishes and rarely do. But, this dish has no flavor and everyone declined to eat. :-( My husband described it by saying it was so bland that you taste the starchiness of the pasta. I think the combination of cream, butter beans and pasta were too overpowering. Also, 1 tsp of sugar and rosemary are not enough to flavor the dish. I desparately tried to liven it up with no avail. You just couldn't break up the bland creaminess of the ingredients... it tasted chalky. Sorry.