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Spicy sausage and broccolini pasta

Try this pasta recipe that uses sausages instead of mince, creating a tasty and healthy Italian pasta dish.

  • Time to make: 25 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 4.7
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 250g dried linguine
  • 450g lean beef sausages (see tips)
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 3 cloves garlic, crushed
  • ¼ teaspoon dried chilli flakes
  • 4 cups coarsely chopped broccolini or broccoli florets
  • ½ cup frozen peas
  • 2 large courgettes, thinly sliced
  • ¼ cup grated parmesan, to serve
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Cook pasta following packet instructions, until al dente. Drain, reserving ²/³ cup of pasta cooking water.

    2 Meanwhile, remove sausage meat from casings. In a large non-stick frying pan, heat oil over high. Cook sausage meat, breaking it up with a wooden spoon, for 6-8 minutes, or until browned. Add garlic and chilli flakes. Cook, stirring, for 1 minute.

    3 Add broccolini, peas and courgette to pan with ¹/³ cup of the reserved cooking water. Cook for 3-4 minutes, or until greens are tender. Add pasta to the pan with remaining cooking liquid. Season mixture with cracked black pepper and toss to coat.

    4 Divide pasta among 4 bowls and serve topped with parmesan.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free pasta and check sausages are gluten free.

    HFG tip

    Look for sausages with less than 10g fat per 100g to limit the saturated fat.

    NOTE: If you have a nut allergy and are using packaged goods in recipes, please check the allergen warning on the packet regarding nuts.

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