Pasta with beans and sausages

Pasta with beans and sausages

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.

Pasta with beans and sausages

Bangers + pasta = midweek deliciousness. Browse more easy sausage pasta recipes.

  • Serves icon Serves 4
  • Time icon Hands-on time 15 min

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.

Bangers + pasta = midweek deliciousness. Browse more easy sausage pasta recipes.

Nutrition: per serving

Calories
661kcals
Fat
18.1g (7.9g saturated)
Protein
32.7g
Carbohydrates
75.5g (3.2g sugars)
Fibre
5.4g
Salt
0.9g

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

  1. Cook the pasta in boiling salted water according to the packet instructions until al dente.
  2. 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.
  3. 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

Nutrition: per serving
Calories
661kcals
Fat
18.1g (7.9g saturated)
Protein
32.7g
Carbohydrates
75.5g (3.2g sugars)
Fibre
5.4g
Salt
0.9g

delicious. tips

  1. Easy swaps: Omit the sausages and use a veggie hard cheese for a meat free version. Use any type of bean.

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Recipe By:

Jules Mercer
Former acting food editor, delicious.

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