This spaghetti with sausages in tomato-wine sauce is a cozy, deeply flavorful weeknight dinner: a silky tomato sauce, gently reduced with red wine, tossed with perfectly cooked pasta and savory sausages. It comes together quickly yet tastes like it simmered all afternoon. If you love quick pasta nights, try our Pasta in Creamy Tomato and Spinach Sauce or Pasta Nests with Meatballs in Tomato Sauce for more tomato-based inspiration.
Ingredients
- 180 g (6 oz) spaghetti
- 4 sausages
- For the sauce: 4-5 tomatoes, 2 garlic cloves, fresh basil, 2 tbsp sugar, 100 ml (1/3 cup + 1 tbsp) red wine, 1/2 lemon
Instructions
- Mince the garlic.
- Blanch the tomatoes in boiling water, then cold water; peel.
- Chop the tomatoes and basil.
- Sauté the garlic, add the tomatoes and simmer 5-7 minutes.
- Season with salt, pepper, spices and lemon juice.
- For a smooth sauce, blend; pour in the wine and reduce 10 minutes.
- Stir in the basil and cook the spaghetti.
- Chop the sausages, toss with the sauce and spaghetti; mix everything.
Tips
- Use ripe, sweet tomatoes for the best sauce, and balance the acidity with the sugar and a squeeze of lemon.
- Let the wine reduce fully so the sauce turns rich and silky rather than sharp.
- Check the USDA food safety guidance to make sure sausages are cooked thoroughly before serving.
Nutrition: per 100 g: 55 kcal, protein 1.6 g, fat 1.2 g, carbs 9.5 g