Polasta

Polasta
  • Author: emmacorry

In this recipe, sliced Polish sausages are cooked with onions, red pepper, and chickpeas in a creamy red pesto sauce enhanced with aromatic herbs. Tossed with tagliatelle pasta cooked in garlic butter, this dish is both comforting and flavorful. Ideal for a cozy dinner served with warm crusty bread on the side.

— Constant Cookbook

Ingredients

  • 4 Thin Polish Cooked & Smoked Sausages, thinly sliced
  • 1 Small White Onion, finely chopped
  • 1 Small Red Onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 Red Pepper, finely chopped
  • 1 Small Tin Chick Peas, drained & rinsed
  • 250ml Double Cream
  • 2 tbsp Red Pesto
  • 1 tbsp Herbes de Provence
  • Olive Oil
  • For the Pasta
  • 8 Tagliatelle Nests
  • 1 tbsp Garlic Butter
  • To Serve (optional)
  • Warm Crusty Bread

Instructions

  • Over a medium heat, fry the onions and peppers in the oil until softened, then add the sausage and cook for a further 5 minutes, stirring regularly.
  • Meanwhile, cook the chickpeas as per instructions.
  • If there is excess oil in the onions and sausages, drain off or mop up with a little kitchen paper, stir in the red pesto, then slowly add the cream, followed by the cooked chickpeas and the herbs and allow to simmer and thicken, stirring frequently.
  • Boil the pasta per packet instuctions, adding the garlic butter to the water.
  • Drain the pasta when done, and when your sauce has thickened nicely, add it to your pasta and stir together.
  • Serve with some warm crusty bread.

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Yield

Serves 4