Weeknight Sausage Ragu
It only takes 30 minutes to make this easy Sausage Ragu, perfect to serve with penne pasta and plenty of cheese for the ultimate budget-friendly supper!
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: Serves 4
- Category: Dinner
Ingredients
Scale
- 300g penne
- olive oil
- 4 sausages
- 1 red onion
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1 x 400g tin chopped tomatoes
- fresh thyme
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- parmesan
Instructions
- Slice the red onion lengthways and grate the garlic.
- Sauté the onion in some olive oil until soft then add the garlic.
- Squeeze the sausage meat from their skins directly into the pan and break up with a wooden spoon. Cook on a high heat for a few minutes then add the thyme, tinned tomatoes and soy sauce.
- Turn down the heat and simmer for around 10 minutes.
- Boil the penne until al dente and drain.
- Reserve a ladle of pasta water and add to the ragu sauce and simmer for a couple more minutes.
- Stir the pasta through the sauce and serve with a generous amount of grated parmesan.
Notes
This sausage ragu can easily be made gluten free if you're careful about the ingredients you use. Make sure your sausages are gluten free, and use tamari instead of regular soy sauce. Then, stir in your favourite gluten free pasta at the end!