Spicy tomato pasta with vegan sausage
A delicious vegan pasta dish featuring an easy to make rich tomato sauce that is far superior to any store bought sauce.
Servings: 2
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 large garlic cloves finely chopped
- 400 g good quality tinned plum tomatoes use scissors to chop into chunks
- 1 tablespoon tomato pureé
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 1.5 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1.5 teaspoons sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon hot chilli powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 4 fresh basil leaves roughly torn
- 4 vegan sausages
- 150 g wholewheat fusilli pasta
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large saucepan over a low heat. Gently sauté the garlic for a couple of minutes.
- Add all the remaining ingredients apart from the fresh basil leaves.
- Increase the heat and bring to a gentle boil. Then reduce to low, cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile prepare the vegan sausage per the packet instructions. Once cooked, slice into bitesize chunks.
- Cook the pasta in well salted boiling water until al dente, approximately 14 minutes.
- Return to the sauce. Add a splash of water if the sauce looks to dry. Taste and season with salt and pepper. Turn off the heat and stir through the torn basil leaves.
- Add the drained pasta and vegan sausage to the sauce. Top with fresh basil and vegan parmesan.