Name: Penne With Chilli Meatballs | Pasta Recipes
Prep time: 3 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 onion, chopped; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 2 x 400-g tins chopped tomatoes; 1 tablespoon tomato purée; ½ teaspoon caster sugar; ½ teaspoon dried chilli flakes; 400 g skinless beef sausages or plain beef sausages; 400 g dried penne, or other pasta tube of your choice; freshly grated Parmesan cheese, to serve; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Penne With Chilli Meatballs | Pasta Recipes

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Prep Time 3

Cook Time 12

Total Time 15

Course Pasta

Servings 4

Calories 680 kcal

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
2 x 400-g tins chopped tomatoes
1 tablespoon tomato purée
½ teaspoon caster sugar
½ teaspoon dried chilli flakes
400 g skinless beef sausages or plain beef sausages
400 g dried penne, or other pasta tube of your choice
freshly grated Parmesan cheese, to serve
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

#These hearty meatballs are ready in just 15 minutes, making them ideal for a speedy mid-week supper. The chilli flakes give them a delicious kick. Here is the Penne With Chilli Meatballs recipe.# Heat the oil in a frying pan set over high heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook, stirring, for 2-3 minutes, until softened and starting to turn golden.
Add the tomatoes, tomato puree, sugar, chilli flakes and 125 ml water and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer.
Using slightly wet hands, squeeze the filling out of the sausage casings, if necessary, and shape into walnut-sized balls. Add these to the tomato sauce. Simmer the meatballs in the sauce for 5 minutes, shaking the pan often to move the meatballs around so that they cook evenly.
Bring a large saucepan of salted water to the boil. Add the pasta and cook until al dente, or according to the packet instructions.
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Drain the pasta well and return it to the warm pan. Season the meatball sauce to taste with salt and pepper. Divide the pasta between 4 serving plates or bowls and top with meatballs. Sprinkle with grated Parmesan, then serve.

Keyword Chilli, Pasta recipes, Under 15 min