3 hearty easy pasta Recipes

marinara sauce, jarred (trader joe s rustico ), pappardelle pasta, dried (trader joe s brand), links italian sausage (mild or spicy , your preference), parmesan cheese, freshly grated , to taste

passata (to taste or thicken), vegetable stock (i used a strongly flavoured 1), fresh tortellini (fresh filled pasta) or 250 g fresh ravioli (fresh filled pasta), tomatoes, carrots (peeled and diced ), frozen vegetables (whatever you have to hand), olive oil, garlic clove, crushed (to taste), shallot (roughly chopped ), chili flakes (to taste), salt and pepper (to taste, i used a lot of pepper and not much ), grated parmesan cheese (vegetarian , for serving) (optional)