nduja pasta

By @the.pastagal

Serves 2

Ingredients

  • 30g nduja
  • 250g passata or chopped tomatoes
  • Cream or crème fresh
  • Honey
  • Salt
  • Fresh basil leaves
  • Parmesan
  • Chilli flakes (optional if you want extra spice)
  • 350g Tortiglioni pasta

Step by Step Instructions

Step 1

Boil water, add salt and add your pasta.

Step 2

While the pasta is cooking, add your nduja to a separate pan with a little bit of olive oil.

Step 3

Once the nduja has melted, add the tomatoes. Let it simmer for 5 minutes.

Step 4

Add a spoon of the pasta water to the sauce with a sprinkle of salt, a teaspoon of honey and some torn basil leaves. Also add chilli flakes for some extra spice if you want to.

Step 5

Add a tablespoon of cream or crème fresh to the sauce and grate plenty of parmesan in there too.

Step 6

Drain the pasta, saving a bit of pasta water to add to the sauce.

Step 7

Add the pasta to the sauce, if it’s too thick add a little bit more pasta water.