Spicy Nduja and Courgette Rigatoni

Ingredients

• 400 g rigatoni pasta
• 100 g nduja sausage
• 2 courgettes, diced
• 400 g chopped tomatoes
• 3 cloves garlic
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 15 g fresh basil
• 1 red onion, finely sliced

Method

1. 1

   Cook the rigatoni in a large pan of salted boiling water until al dente. Drain, reserving a mugful of pasta water.

2. 2

   Heat the olive oil in a wide frying pan over a medium-high heat. Add the red onion and cook for 4 minutes until softened.

3. 3

   Add the garlic and nduja, breaking the nduja up with a spoon. Fry for 2-3 minutes until the oil turns deep red.

4. 4

   Add the courgettes and cook for 3 minutes, then stir in the chopped tomatoes and simmer for 8 minutes.

5. 5

   Toss in the drained rigatoni with a splash of pasta water, scatter over the basil, and serve.