This riff on pasta e fagioli (pasta with beans) is big on flavour and low on budget. Feed a family of four with this 15-minute hearty sausage pasta recipe.
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Ingredients
- 400g fusilli (or another shape)
- 3 free-range pork sausages, cases removed
- 1 tsp fennel seeds, lightly crushed in a pestle and mortar
- 20g butter
- 1 tin flageolet beans, drained
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 300ml dry white wine or stock
- 40g hard cheese, such as parmesan or strong cheddar, pared with a vegetable peeler
- Small bunch flatleaf parsley, roughly chopped
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Method
- Cook the pasta in boiling salted water according to the packet instructions until al dente.
- Meawhile, fry the sausagemeat and fennel seeds in a large frying pan for 5-10 minutes until crisp and cooked through. Add the butter to the pan, reduce the heat to medium and add the beans and garlic. Cook, stirring regularly, for about 5 minutes, then mash some of the beans with the back of a spoon. Stir in the wine/stock and cook for 5 minutes, then turn off the heat.
- Drain the pasta, reserving a cupful of the water. Add the pasta to the sausages and beans with the pasta water. Toss, then serve topped with the pared cheese and parsley.
Nutrition
- 661kcals Calories
- 18.1g (7.9g saturated) Fat
- 32.7g Protein
- 75.5g (3.2g sugars) Carbs
- 5.4g Fibre
- 0.9g Salt
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