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Simple Sausage Pasta

10
Mins
Prep time
10
Mins
Cook time
4
Serves

TBC

Bread & Grains
Meat
Vegetables
Simple Sausage Pasta

This simple sausage pasta is an easy use it up recipe that transforms leftover BBQ meat into a flavour-packed pasta that’s perfect for busy weeknights. It’s perfect for when you have sausages or other cooked meat and need a clever way to avoid food waste. It’s so easy to crisp up the meat with garlic and chilli and then toss with pasta and greens. This recipe turns yesterday’s leftovers into a family-friendly meal that’s ready in minutes! This recipe is also endlessly flexible, as you can swap the BBQ meat for any leftover cooked protein or use whatever greens you have on hand. So, when you’re facing leftover BBQ meat that needs to be used, give this simple sausage pasta a try!

Need

1 cup leftover BBQ meat, trimmed of fat and chopped
1 tbsp olive oil
2 cups raw pasta cooked in salt water
2 garlic cloves
2 broccolini bunches, chopped into 2cm pieces
1 tbsp baby capers
1 lemon
Pinch of fennel seeds
Pinch of chilli flakes
Olive oil and pepper to season to taste

How

  1. Place the chopped meat in a pan on medium heat with the olive oil. Allow the fats to render out slowly (especially with sausages), then pour them out of the pan.
  2. Increase the heat and add the broccolini and a splash of water into the pan. Cover with a lid to steam for 90 seconds.
  3. Remove the lid, add a little olive oil, garlic, fennel, chilli and cook until fragrant (about 30 seconds).
  4. Add the cooked pasta (it must be hot!), a little of the cooking water if you have it, as well as the capers and a squeeze of lemon juice and zest.
  5. Dress with a little more olive oil and pepper. Serve immediately.

Use It Up Tip: Don’t have broccolini? Use up whatever greens you have on hand instead like broccoli, spinach or green beans.

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