As you probably know by now, the main premise for this channel is simple, easy, cheap and tasty food. I like to make the best of everything I have and using ingredients that might otherwise end up in the bin. Today I show you one of my easy, fast and delicious sausage & bean pasta dishes. It's really good eating, and can be eaten hot or cold. If you're making it for kids, you might want to omit the chillies. I also use butter beans (also known as lima beans), which are a natural source of protein, iron and zinc. They are basically the potato of the bean world and are lovely and creamy, and brilliant if there's not a lot of meat to go round, and you want to bulk out the dish without compromising on flavour. This recipe will serve 2-3 people, or 4 people as part of main, with some crunchy salad leaves and maybe some nice buttered corn on the cob.

To make my sausage and butter bean pasta you will need:

• 6-8 high quality pork sausages

• 2 x 400g cans of chopped tomatoes

• 2 bay leaves

• 2 garlic cloves

• 1 medium onion

• 1 tsp of dried oregano

• 1/2 a red chilli (more if you like it hotter)

• 1/2 tbsp of tomato puree

• 1 can of butter beans (lima beans)

• 300g of whole wheat fusilli pasta

• Salt & pepper

• Freshly chopped parsley (about 1 tbsp)

• Freshly grated parmesan (optional)

• Oil for cooking