Penne With Sausage & Fennel
This delicious sausage pasta recipe combines the bold flavors of meaty sausages, aromatic garlic, spicy chilli flakes, and fragrant fennel seeds, creating a savory and satisfying dish. Tossed with al dente pasta and finished off with creamy Parmesan cheese, this meal is sure to become a family favorite.
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- olive oil
- 1 packet meaty pork sausages , skins removed, chopped
- 4 garlic cloves , finely sliced
- a large pinch chilli flakes
- 2 tsp fennel seeds
- 400g tin plum tomatoes
- 350g penne or other short pasta
- a handful of shaved Parmesan
Instructions
- Cook the pasta following pack instructions. Meanwhile, squeeze the meat out of the sausage skins. Heat a frying pan over a high heat and brown the sausagemeat, breaking it up with a wooden spoon while it cooks. Once browned, push to the side of the pan.
- Add the garlic, chilli and fennel seeds to the empty part of the pan and cook for 45 secs until fragrant. Stir in the sausagemeat, season and add the cream, mustard and Parmesan. Keep on a low heat until the pasta is cooked.
- Drain the pasta, reserving a few tbsps of the water, then tip it back into the pan. Add the sausage sauce and mix, adding some of the pasta water if it needs it. Add the rocket, turn off the heat and spoon into bowls. Serve with extra Parmesan.
Yield
Serves 4
Nutrition
- Calories: 720 calories
- Fat Content: 37 grams fat
- Saturated Fat Content: 17 grams saturated fat
- Carbohydrate Content: 73 grams carbohydrates
- Sugar Content: 5 grams sugar
- Fiber Content: 3 grams fiber
- Protein Content: 25 grams protein
- Sodium Content: 2.1 milligram of sodium
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