Easy Baked Sausage Rigatoni

Easy Baked Sausage Rigatoni

serves 6

This currently is Oliver's ( my eldest son) favourite meal. I am asked to make it at least once a week, this could all change next month, the joy of growing boys!!!!!!!!!!
You do need good quality sausages, I use a good Italian pork sausage with rosemary.

Ingredients

1 onion finely chopped
4 cloves garlic crushed
1 stalk celery finely chopped
1 carrot finely chopped
500g sausages ( casings removed )
400g tin chopped tomatoes
1/2 cup pasta water
600g rigatoni pasta
1/2 teas nutmeg
3 tbs parsley chopped
80g Parmesan cheese grated
50 g mozzarella cheese grated

Method

Cook pasta in salted boiling water, slightly under cook it as it will continue to cook in the oven.
Heat a large pan add 2 tb of olive oil and fry onion, garlic, carrot and celery for 5 minutes or until just soft.
Break the sausages into small meat balls and add to the pan, cook for 5 minutes.
Add the tomatoes, 1/2 cup of pasta water, cream, nutmeg and check for seasoning.
Add 2/3 of the Parmesan cheese along with the mozzarella and parsley stir to combine.
Drain the pasta and add to the sauce.
Pour into a large baking dish and sprinkle remaining Parmesan on top.
Bake in a pre heated oven for 20 minutes.


Serve with a simple salad!!!