Sausage Meatball & Mushroom Pasta
This hearty and flavorful pasta dish combines savory sausage meatballs with sautéed mushrooms and a rich tomato sauce, all tossed with your choice of pasta. It’s a comforting meal that’s perfect for family dinners.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Dinner
- Method: No bake
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 300g sausages, skins removed
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 40g Grana Padano, grated
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 3 tbsp tomato purée
- 250g pasta (penne or spaghetti)
- 200g mushrooms, sliced
Instructions
- Remove the skins from the sausages and cut each into 4 pieces. Roll each piece into small meatballs with your hands.
- Heat olive oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Add the meatballs and cook for 8-10 minutes, until browned on all sides and cooked through. Remove from the pan and set aside.
- In the same pan, add the finely chopped onion and cook for 5 minutes until softened.
- Add the garlic and mushrooms, frying until the mushrooms are lightly golden, around 3-4 minutes.
- Stir in the tomato purée and add 50ml of water. Return the meatballs to the pan, stirring to combine. Season to taste. If the sauce is too thick, add a little more water.
- Meanwhile, cook the pasta according to the package instructions until al dente. Drain the pasta, reserving a little of the pasta cooking water.
- Toss the cooked pasta into the pan with the meatballs and mushrooms, adding a little reserved pasta water to help coat the pasta evenly.
- Divide the pasta among plates and sprinkle with grated Grana Padano.
Nutrition
- Calories: 560
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 25g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Carbohydrates: 60g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 50mg