Name: Paccheri Pasta Pie
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 2 garlic cloves, crushed or finely grated (shredded); 6 pork sausages; 8 sage leaves, finely chopped; A few thyme sprigs; 150 ml (5½ fl oz) red wine; 1 × 400-g (14-oz) tin chopped tomatoes; 1 tablespoon tomato paste (concentrated purée); 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) paccheri pasta (or large rigatoni or any other large pasta tube will work); 1 × 125-g (4½-oz) mozzarella ball, torn into small pieces; 50 g (1¾ oz) Parmesan cheese, grated (shredded); 1 carrot, grated (shredded) or finely chopped; 1 red onion, chopped

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Tinned Tomatoes Cookbook

By Samuel Goldsmith

Published 2024

About

While you may look at this recipe and think ‘simple pasta bake’, it’s a much more involved version. If you’re looking for a crowd-pleasing meal that’s suitable for a fancier occasion than a regular midweek dinner, this a great option. It combines all the family friendly flavours: sausage, tomato and cheese being the big three. If you can’t find paccheri – very large pasta tubes – then you can, of course, serve this as a pasta bake; it’s equally delicious.