Pappardelle with sausage, fennel and red wine

This seriously simple pasta dish of sausage, fennel and red wine is a great winter warmer, and ready in 30 minutes. Perfect for a midweek meal.

📝 Ingredients

• olive oil
• 6 pork sausages (good quality)
• 1 tsp fennel seeds
• 1 clove garlic sliced
• a large glass red wine
• 400 g tin chopped tomatoes
• 300 g pappardelle

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a large, wide, non-stick pan. Pinch off little nuggets of sausage into the pan then fry until browned.
2. 2Add the fennel seeds and garlic and cook for a minute. Add the red wine and let it bubble up fiercely for a couple of minutes then tip in the tomatoes. Simmer for 15-20 minutes until thickened. Meanwhile cook the pasta according to pack instructions. Drain and toss with the sauce.