Sausage Pasta

Method

1. Cook the sausages in a frying pan over a medium heat until they are cooked. Once cooked, set aside.
2. In the meantime, cook the pasta according to the packet instructions. When draining the pasta, keep 1 cup of the boiled pasta water. Set aside.
3. Heat oil in a large, deep frying pan on a medium heat and cook the onion until clear and soft. Stir in the carrot, mixed vegetables and oregano. Let this mixture cook for 4–5 minutes, stirring regularly.
4. Mix in the garlic, balsamic vinegar, chopped tomatoes, sugar, salt and pepper.
5. Slice the sausages in half lengthways and then into semicircles. Add the sliced sausages to the sauce. Allow this mixture to simmer for 6–7 minutes.
6. Add the spinach and leave to wilt (about two minutes).
7. Stir in up to 1 cup of reserved pasta water into the sausage mixture, then pour the cooked pasta in and mix thoroughly before serving.