Sausage and tomato bake (and the sexiest man alive)

I invariably over-cater whenever we host a barbecue, there are always so many snags leftover. So I’ve been devising creative ways to repurpose them for the next night’s dinner. This recipe is the result of one of my experiments (also inspired by a jar of Sacla pasta sauce I got in a magazine goodie bag).

If you don’t have a barbecue on the agenda, just grill a double lot next time you have sausages for dinner and try this dish the next day.

RECIPE: Sausage & tomato bake

300g short pasta
1 tblsp olive oil
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 zucchini, thickly sliced and quartered
1 red capsicum, finely diced
8 leftover sausages, chopped
420g jar Sacla Cherry Tomato & Basil sauce
400g can crushed tomatoes
1 cup grated tasty cheese

METHOD: Cook pasta and drain. Preheat oven to 180C. Heat olive oil in a heavy based frying pan. Saute garlic, red capsicum and zucchini until softened. Toss through pasta, sausages, pasta sauce and crushed tomatoes. Pour into a casserole dish and top with grated cheese. Cook for around 30 minutes until cheese is melted and golden. Serve with a salad, if desired.

MEANWHILE, OVER AT HOUSEGOESHOLLYWOOD …

People magazine has crowned Channing Tatum its “Sexiest Man Alive” for 2012. Meh. He doesn’t do it for me. I mean, Magic Mike was stirring, but … nah.