SAUSAGE, FENNEL & ROCKET FUSILLI

Sausage, fennel & rocket fusilli image

Bring out the flavour of pork with fennel seeds and serve in a creamy mustard pasta sauce

Provided by Lucy Netherton

Time 25m

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

350g fusilli
6 good-quality pork sausages (pork & red onion work well)
2 garlic cloves , sliced
1 red chilli , deseeded and sliced
1 heaped tbsp fennel seeds
3 tbsp double cream
1 tsp wholegrain mustard
2 tbsp grated parmesan , plus extra to serve
100g bag rocket leaves

Steps:

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 720 calories, Fat 37 grams fat, SaturatedFat 17 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 73 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 5 grams sugar, Fiber 3 grams fiber, Protein 25 grams protein, Sodium 2.1 milligram of sodium