ONE POT Spicy Pasta! | WEEKNIGHT PASTA

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast provides a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

pasta

🥗Healthier: whole grain pasta

💰Cheaper: pasta made from semolina

Whole grain pasta adds fiber and nutrients.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil is heart-healthy and has a high smoke point.

vegetable broth

🥗Healthier: homemade vegetable stock

💰Cheaper: water with seasoning

Homemade stock can be lower in sodium and more flavorful.

Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a pot.

Add 1 finely chopped shallot and a pinch of salt, and soften for a few minutes.

Add 1/2 of an indurye sausage, breaking it up with a wooden spoon until it becomes a pulpy mixture.

Stir in 2 cloves of finely chopped garlic and cook until aromatic.

Add 250 grams of rigatoni pasta and stir to coat it in the flavors.

Pour in 1/2 jar of passata and about 100 grams of sun blushed tomatoes, stirring well.

Add 1.5 liters of water and bring to a steady simmer, stirring occasionally for about 10 minutes until the pasta is al dente.

Tear in 1 ball of mozzarella cheese and stir until melted and creamy.

Serve into bowls, garnishing with additional sun blushed tomatoes and fresh basil.

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