This is warming comfort food cooked in minutes. This is a great recipe for using a little meat, thats been cooked in advance (and maybe languishing in the freezer), and bulking it out with pasta and any veg you have that needs using up. Its also a nice change to have pork instead of mince with the pasta. The recipe for the salt n chilli pulled /shredded pork is on the website. I had cooked a batch and split it into 2 portions - I used one in Tacos, and the other for this. I love using fresh tomatoes for my pasta sauce, but you could just as easily use tinned. This goes for the Pasta too. Use what you have available. I've not added any other sauce as I feel its not needed, but you can do so if you prefer. The step by step picture guide let's you follow the recipe easily. Why not give this a try and let us know how you got on in the comments below. We love to hear your feedback. E x
Prep:-If using frozen cooked pork, defrost beforehand.
Bring a lge pan of salted water to the boil.
De-seed and chop the pepper.
Slice the Tomatoes in half
Chop the Garlic.
Chop the Spring onions.
Grate the Parmesan.
Add the Pasta and boil for 7-10mns
Meanwhile add the oil to a pan on a low/med heat. Add the pepper and tomatoes, then simmer gently for 3-4
Add the Italian herbs,garlic, chives and sugar.
Stir through and use the back of the spoon to crush the tomatoes to release their juice.
Add the tomato paste and the cooked pulled pork
Stir through and simmer for 5 minutes
Drain the pasta-keep a cupful of the water.
Add the pasta to the tomato sauce.
Stir through. Add the pasta water till you get the desired thickness of sauce you like.
Taste and adjust the seasoning if needed.
Serve with a garnish of Spring Onion, and a generous teaspoon of grated Parmesan.
Garlic bread is a great side to have with this.
Easy swaps:- Pork for mince- adjust the cooking time if not already cooked.
Fresh tomatoes for tinned
Rigatoni for any pasta.
Italian herbs for mixed.
Parmesan for mature cheddar.
Garlic cloves for dried.
Tip:- Add some cream to give a little bit of luxury to the sauce.
Ingredients
Directions
Prep:-If using frozen cooked pork, defrost beforehand.
Bring a lge pan of salted water to the boil.
De-seed and chop the pepper.
Slice the Tomatoes in half
Chop the Garlic.
Chop the Spring onions.
Grate the Parmesan.
Add the Pasta and boil for 7-10mns
Meanwhile add the oil to a pan on a low/med heat. Add the pepper and tomatoes, then simmer gently for 3-4
Add the Italian herbs,garlic, chives and sugar.
Stir through and use the back of the spoon to crush the tomatoes to release their juice.
Add the tomato paste and the cooked pulled pork
Stir through and simmer for 5 minutes
Drain the pasta-keep a cupful of the water.
Add the pasta to the tomato sauce.
Stir through. Add the pasta water till you get the desired thickness of sauce you like.
Taste and adjust the seasoning if needed.
Serve with a garnish of Spring Onion, and a generous teaspoon of grated Parmesan.
Garlic bread is a great side to have with this.
Easy swaps:- Pork for mince- adjust the cooking time if not already cooked.
Fresh tomatoes for tinned
Rigatoni for any pasta.
Italian herbs for mixed.
Parmesan for mature cheddar.
Garlic cloves for dried.
Tip:- Add some cream to give a little bit of luxury to the sauce.