Easy Cheesy Sausage Rigatoni (Quick Vegan Dinner Recipe)

This delicious pasta dish might be the most comforting meal there is. It's cheesy, tomatoey and loaded with "meaty" vegan sausage. Yum yum yum.
Ingredients:
1 tbsp olive oil
6 vegan sausages (approx 500g)
2 banana shallots
3 cloves garlic
15g fresh basil
½ tsp oregano
3 sprigs thyme
400g tin chopped tomatoes
200g passata
1 tbsp tomato puree
200ml oat cream
30g vegan parmesan
Salt, pepper and sugar to taste
400g rigatoni pasta
Before You Start
Kettle boiled
Method
Prepare the ingredients | Peel and finely slice the shallots | Peel and grate the garlic | Pick the basil leaves and finely chop the stalks | Grate the vegan parmesan
Make the Sauce | Warm the olive oil in the large saucepan over medium heat | Crumble the vegan sausages into the pan and stir for 2-3 minutes | Add the shallots to the pan and stir for 2 minutes | Add the garlic, basil stalks, oregano and thyme to the pan and stir for 1 minutes | Add the chopped tomatoes, passata and tomato puree to the pan and stir to combine | Turn the heat down to a gentle simmer
Make the pasta | Pour the boiling water into a large pan | Add a big pinch of salt | Pour in the rigatoni and cook according to the package instructions (approx 9-11 mins)
Finish the sauce | When the pasta is 3 minutes from ready, add the oat cream to the sauce, stir to combine and turn up the heat | Taste the sauce and season with salt, pepper and sugar
Combine the elements and serve | Drain the pasta and add to the pan | Sprinkle over the vegan parmesan (saving some for garnish) and fold everything together | Spoon the Easy Cheesy Sausage Rigatoni into serving bowls, garnish with vegan parmesan, pepper, fresh basil leaves and serve immediately
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