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    How to Make Gordon Ramsay’s Easy 15-Minute Bolognese Pasta

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    • One of my favorite pasta recipes is Gordon Ramsay’s tagliatelle with sausage Bolognese.
    • The recipe requires just a few ingredients and takes only 15 minutes to make.
    • My family loves Ramsay’s pasta so much that they make it every week.

    When my family and I stumbled upon “Gordon Ramsay’s Ultimate Cookery Course,” we had no idea we were about to discover one of our favorite weekly pasta recipes.

    The series — which first aired in the UK in 2012 — follows Ramsay as he demonstrates 100 essential recipes for the home chef.

    The dish that excited us most was a 15-minute tagliatelle with sausage Bolognese. Here’s how to make it.

    Gordon Ramsay’s 15-minute tagliatelle with sausage Bolognese requires five main ingredients.


    Sausages, pasta, tomatoes, garlic, and an onion.

    Ingredients for Gordon Ramsay’s 15-minute pasta.


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    To whip up this delicious dish, you’ll need:

    • Dried tagliatelle pasta
    • Sausages (Ramsay recommends fennel or Sicilian)
    • Tomatoes
    • Half an onion
    • A few cloves of garlic

    If you can’t find tagliatelle at your local supermarket, pappardelle always makes for a great substitute.

    I always start this dish by chopping onions, garlic, and parsley.


    Onion, garlic, and parsley chopped up on a chopping board.

    Chop some onions, garlic, and fresh parsley.


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    One of the best parts about this dish is that there’s barely any prep. It takes me about five minutes or less to prepare everything before I start cooking.

    While Italian parsley isn’t part of Ramsay’s recipe, I love adding it if I have any lying around. The herb brightens all the flavors and brings a bit of freshness and color to the dish.

    I also dice some tomatoes.


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    You can halve or dice your tomatoes, depending on your preference.


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    One thing I love about this dish is how easily it can be adapted to your preferences — and what you can find in the supermarket.

    On this night, I used cocktail tomatoes, which have a juiciness that works great in the Bolognese sauce.

    Before I start cooking, I also prep my sausage for the sauce.


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    Peel the skin from the sausage before you crumble it.


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    You need to peel the casings from the sausages before crumbling the meat. Ramsay recommends slicing each sausage down the middle to help remove the skin.

    After putting my pasta into a pot of well-salted boiling water, I throw my onions into a pan.


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    Start the sauce by throwing your onions into a pan.


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    To avoid burning the onions, I let them cook for a few minutes before adding the garlic and parsley.

    Then, it’s time to throw in the garlic and parsley.


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    Add the garlic and parsley.


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    Ramsay recommends letting the garlic and onions “sweat until they’re soft” before you add the meat.

    After adding the sausage, I use a spatula to break down the meat while mixing everything.


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    Once the onions and garlic have cooked for a bit, throw in the sausage.


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    Don’t forget to sprinkle some salt and pepper on top!

    After the sausage has browned, I throw in the chopped tomatoes and a can of crushed tomatoes.


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    I love adding chopped tomatoes to make the pasta more saucy.


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    The first two times my dad and I made this dish, we thought the sauce was a little dry with just the chopped tomatoes. Tagliatelle and pappardelle noodles are perfect vehicles for thick sauces — they almost seem a little naked without one.

    Since we already loved the taste of the pasta, we didn’t want to drastically change the recipe. The extra can of crushed tomatoes gives the Bolognese sauce a bit more oomph in taste and texture, but still stays true to Ramsay’s flavor profile.

    While the sauce simmers, I check to see whether my pasta is al dente.


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    Cook the pasta until it’s al dente.


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    My method is always to catch one of the pappardelle ribbons in a ladle, run it over some cold water for a few seconds, and then bite into it to see how firm the noodle is.

    I add two ladlefuls of pasta water to the sauce and remove it from the heat while my noodles finish cooking.


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    Adding pasta water to the sauce.


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    I picked up this trick from Ramsay, who notes that the starch from the pasta water helps to thicken the sauce and make it stick to the noodles.

    I drain the pasta and throw my noodles into the pan, mixing them with the delicious Bolognese sauce.


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    Add some parsley on top.


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    After ensuring the noodles are coated with the sauce, I’ll throw some parsley on top.

    And I always grate fresh cheese on top before digging in.


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    This pasta works great with Parmesan or Gruyere cheese.


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    My parents have made Ramsay’s 15-minute tagliatelle pasta almost every week since we first tried it years ago. My dad loves how much flavor the sausage adds to the Bolognese sauce, and my mom said she always feels “warm inside” when she eats this dish.

    “It feels like home,” she told me.

    The sauce is meaty and rich, the flavors are complex, and each bite floods me with comfort. It truly is the perfect quick dinner.

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