One Pot Sausage & Veg Pasta

One Pot Sausage & Veg Pasta. This is a full meal that kids really enjoy, and the best part is that everything cooks together in just one pot inside your slow cooker! You get sausages, pasta, and vegetables all in the same place, and then a yummy cheesy topping that makes it taste even better. There is not a lot of work to do, and when it is all done, you hardly have anything to wash up. It is the kind of meal that makes everyone at the dinner table happy — even the picky eaters! Juicy sausages, colorful veggies, and cheesy pasta all cooked together in one pot — kids go crazy for this easy, no-fuss slow cooker meal that the whole family will enjoy!

Servings: 4

Ingredients

• 16 small pork chipolata sausages, cut in half (or 8 regular sausages cut into quarters)
• 17.9 ounces mixed vegetables, small diced (frozen bag works great)
• 3.6 ounces diced bacon
• 14.3 ounces crushed tomatoes (canned)
• 0.5 cups BBQ sauce
• 1 cup raw macaroni pasta
• 1.5 cup water (used in two separate steps)
• 1 cup grated tasty cheese
• 1 pinch Parmesan cheese, grated (to serve)

One Pot Sausage & Veg Pasta: Steps

1. Add the vegetables: Put all of your 17.9 ounces mixed vegetables, small diced (frozen bag works great) straight into the bottom of the slow cooker. Spread them out so they sit in a nice even layer.
2. Add bacon and sausages: Scatter the 3.6 ounces diced bacon over the vegetables. Then add all of your cut 16 small pork chipolata sausages, cut in half (or 8 regular sausages cut into quarters) on top. No need to cook anything first — it all goes in raw!
3. Mix and pour the sauce: In a bowl or jug, stir together the 14.3 ounces crushed tomatoes (canned), 0.5 cups BBQ sauce, and just half a cup of the 1.5 cups water (used in two separate steps). Pour this mix all over everything in the slow cooker.
4. Cook on low: Put the lid on and cook on LOW for 4 and a half hours. The sausages will get cooked through and all those flavors will blend together really nicely.
5. Add water and pasta: After 4.5 hours, pour in the last 1 cup of 1.5 cups water (used in two separate steps) — make sure it is hot water, not cold. Then add your 1 cups raw macaroni pasta and gently stir everything together. The pasta will drink up the water while it cooks.
6. Cook pasta until soft: Put the lid back on and keep cooking on LOW for about 40 more minutes, or until the pasta is soft enough for your family. Keep a little eye on it — if it looks like it is getting too dry, just pour in an extra half cup of hot water at a time.
7. Stir in the cheese: When the pasta is ready, stir in your 1 cups grated tasty cheese until it melts all the way through and makes everything creamy and delicious.
8. Serve and top with Parmesan: Scoop the pasta into bowls and sprinkle a little 1 pinch Parmesan cheese, grated (to serve) on top of each one. That is it — dinner is done, and you only have one pot to wash!

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