Kitchen Cupboard Cooking - Creamy Leftover Sausage Pasta

You know those days, when you need to get to Pick 'n Pay, REALLY neeeeeed to get there, because there's "nothing" in the house. I say "nothing" - because, in all honesty, unless you're possibly a bachelor or a student, chances are, there's something...

Often sometimes there's stuff left over from a dinner party or something special you bought just to try out some new recipe. But alas, other than the special new recipe, you have no idea what to do with that leftover mascarpone or tapenade or chickpeas.

I love experimenting and "inventing" with these ingredients and new recipes. I always write it down as I go along, because you never know how it's going to turn out.

This is how I came about this recipe I'm going to post now. We were pleasantly surprised at the final product, Husbundos (my toughest critic) gave it a 10/10. Something that does not happen that often, believe it or not...

Leftover Sausage Pasta
Serves 4

250ml Cream
250g Mascarpone
20g Parmesan
1 tsp Dried Chili Flakes
1/2 tsp Smoked Paprika (or plain if you don't have smoked - it's worth getting a tin of the smoked stuff though!)
Salt & Pepper
1 Tbsp Chili Sauce (I use All Joy Hot & Spicy Pasta Sauce)
2 Tbsp BBQ Marinade
150g Frozen Corn
4 Leftover Bacon Sausages (or whatever other leftover meat you might have)
Few Sprigs of Thyme (dried thyme is fine if you don't have fresh, about 1 tsp)
Squeeze of Lemon (really just according to taste)
1 Tbsp Chutney (plain)
About 300g Pasta (make enough for 4), cooked

1. In a pot heat up the cream, mascarpone, parmesan, chili flakes, paprika, salt & pepper, chili sauce and BBQ marinade, until all is melted.

2. Add the frozen corn. Stir until defrosted and heated through.

3. Slice the sausages or chop them roughly. Add to the sauce.

4. Mix the cooked pasta and the sauce

Done..........so easy.

We suggest a Jordan Whole 9 Yards Chardonnay to go with this, or a wooded Chardonnay if you don't have that. The white Burgundy we had paired really well with it...as a non-local alternative ;-)

Now I REALLY need to get to Pick 'n Pay....