Lemon orecchiette with sausage
10
Points®
Total time: 45 min • Prep: 15 min • Cook: 30 min • Serves: 6 • Difficulty: Easy
Freshly squeezed lemon juice and zest lifts the flavours of this dish, which also makes good use of fragrant garlic
Ingredients
Calorie controlled cooking spray
4 spray(s)
Turkey sausages, grilled
8 sausage(s), grilled
Onion
1 large
Garlic
3 clove(s)
Chilli flakes
0.125 teaspoon(s), level
Chicken stock cube(s)
1 cube(s)
White pasta, dry
295 g
Broccoli, boiled
200 g
Parmesan Cheese
25 g
Lemon Juice, Fresh
2 tablespoon(s)
Lemon
1 zest(s) of 1
Tomato
150 g
Basil, fresh
1 tablespoon(s)
Instructions
1
Mist a very large nonstick pan with cooking spray and cook the sausage meat over a medium-high heat for 8 minutes, stirring and breaking up the lumps with a wooden spoon as you go. Transfer to a bowl and set aside.
2
Mist the pan with more cooking spray then cook the onion for 6-8 minutes, until softened. Add the garlic and chilli flakes to the pan and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Pour in the stock and bring to a boil. Add the pasta and cook, stirring frequently, for 8 minutes, then add the broccoli and cook for a further 5 minutes, until all the liquid is absorbed and the pasta is al dente.
3
Return the cooked sausage meat to the pan along with three-quarters of the parmesan, all the lemon juice and zest, and the tomatoes. Stir to combine.
4
Serve the pasta garnished with the basil and remaining parmesan.
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