One-Pot Tomato Pasta with Fennel Sausage Meatballs - Easy to do and Very moist even after warming up leftovers the next day!. Today I am sharing this One-Pot Tomato Pasta with Fennel Sausage Meatballs! A quick and easy dinner that is ready in under 25 minutes!
You can cook One-Pot Tomato Pasta with Fennel Sausage Meatballs with 16 Ingredients and 9 steps. See the following guide!
Ingredients for One-Pot Tomato Pasta with Fennel Sausage Meatballs:
- 1 can whole tomatoes (400 g).
- 120 g penne or other short pasta (2 servings).
- 1/2 onion, sliced thin.
- 1 clove garlic.
- 1 dried red chili or 1/2 tsp cayenne (optional).
- 1 tsp salt.
- 3 Tbsp grated Parmesan or other hard cheese.
- [Fennel Sausage].
- 1/2 lb fatty ground pork (about 200 g).
- 1 small clove garlic, minced.
- 1 tsp fennel seeds, lightly ground.
- 1 tsp black peppercorns, crushed.
- 1 tsp salt.
- 1 tsp paprika powder.
- 2 tsp red wine (optional).
- 1 Tbsp cooking oil.
Step by step how to cook One-Pot Tomato Pasta with Fennel Sausage Meatballs:
- Mix the sausage ingredients together and form into several small meatballs. Set aside for now..
- Heat a little oil in a medium pot and sauté the onions and garlic until very soft..
- Add the can of whole tomatoes to pot and break them up into smaller pieces with a wooden spoon or spatula..
- Pour in 1 cup of water and toss in the red chili. Bring to a boil..
- After it starts to boil, turn to low and mix in 1 tsp salt and the pasta..
- Cover with lid and cook on low for the time stated on the pasta package. Give it a stir a couple times during the cooking so the pasta doesn't stick to the pot..
- Right after you add the pasta to the sauce, prepare the meatballs: Heat about 1 Tablespoon oil in a frying pan and cook the meat balls on each side until lightly browned..
- About 2 or 3 minutes before the pasta gets done cooking, carefully mix in the meatballs into the pasta and sauce..
- When the pasta and meatballs are done cooking, dish out and top with a little parsley and grated chees..