Simple Sausage & Broccoli Pasta

I like to throw some broccoli in at the end as it adds a great texture, but make it 100% sausage if you’re feeling meaty. We ate this with some homemade cavatelli but penne, rigatoni and spaghetti would all be fab

ingredients

serves 4

• 2 tbsp olive oil

• 1 onion, chopped

• 2 celery sticks, chopped

• 2 garlic cloves, chopped 

• 1 tsp fennel seeds

• A pinch of chilli

• 4-6 Italian sausages, removed from cases  

• 1 bay leaf 

• 150ml white wine 

• 1 x 400g tin of baby/plum tomatoes, rinsed

• 200ml whole milk

• 1 head of broccoli, finely chopped 

• 400-500g pasta

• Parmesan, to serve 

• Chopped parsley, to serve

instructions

Warm the oil. Fry the onion, celery and garlic for 10-12 minute until soft.

Fry the fennel a d chilli for a moment, then add the sausage meat and keep going until browned. 

Add the bay leaf and wine and simmer until wine reduced by half. Add the tomatoes, then the milk and simmer for 30 minutes. 

Add the broccoli, pop a lid on top and simmer for another 10 minutes. Stir through hot pasta and cover in Parmesan and a little parsley if you like.