Sausageball Pasta Bake

🥘 Ingredients

• savoy cabbage small
• ball mozzarella 250 g
• parmesan 2 tbsp
• sausagemeat 450 g
• fresh white breadcrumb 50 g
• thyme or rosemary 1 tsp
• olive oil 1 tbsp
• passata 500 g
• sundried tomato paste 2 tbsp
• fusilli 300 g

1. 1

   Cut half of a savoy cabbage into 1cm-wide slices.
2. 2

   Chop ball mozzarella into cubes.
3. 3

   Grate parmesan .
4. 4

   Put sausagemeat , fresh white breadcrumb and thyme or rosemary in a bowl and mix to combine. Shape into 20 small balls.
5. 5

   Heat olive oil in a wide pan and cook the sausageballs for 10 mins until nicely browned. Add passata and sundried tomato paste , cover and simmer gently for 20 mins .
6. 6

   Meanwhile, cook fusilli following pack instructions, adding the cabbage slices for the final 5 mins of cooking time. Drain cabbage and pasta, toss with the sauce and spoon into a heatproof dish .
7. 7

   Heat oven to 200ºC / 180ºC fan / gas 6. Push the mozzarella cubes into the top of the pasta. Sprinkle with parmesan and bake for 15-20 mins until bubbling and crusty.