Sausage and Lentil Pasta

A rich and warming dish for winter nights is my dad's Sausage and Lentil Pasta. Cooked with chorizo and tomatoes it's a great healthy and tasty dish.

📝 Ingredients

• 1 red onion
• 1 tbsp unsalted butter
• 8 sausages
• 50 g chorizo
• 1 carrot
• 2 teaspoons ready garlic ((or 2 cloves of fresh garlic))
• 1 tablespoons white wine vinegar
• 250 g Cooked Puy Lentils ((Merchant Gourmet microwave pack is good))
• 1 tablespoon tomato puree
• 1 courgette
• 500 g passata
• 1 tin chopped tomatoes
• salt and pepper to taste
• Pasta of choice
• A few leaves fresh basil

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Peel and chop the red onion and add to a pan on a low/medium heat along with the oil and butter. Slowly cook until the onions are soft.
2. 2Meanwhile cut the sausages into bite-size chunks and add them to the softened onions. Cook until the sausages are browned on the outside.
3. 3Add the chorizo for extra taste and colour. Keep stirring.
4. 4Chop and cube a carrot and add to the mix.
5. 5Add the ready garlic or fresh garlic to the pan and stir. Make sure to keep your eye on the dish to make sure it doesn't burn.
6. 6Add the white wine vinegar.
7. 7Stir in the cooked put lentils
8. 8Mix in the tomato puree and stir.
9. 9Chop the courgette and add it to the pan.
10. 10Stir in the tomato passata and the tin of chopped tomatoes.
11. 11Leave on a low heat to simmer for 45 minutes. Taste to see if you need salt and pepper.
12. 12Serve with pasta of your choice and top with a fresh basil leaf.