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Saucy Sausage and Lemon Pasta (Sausage al Lemone)

A quick and flavorful weeknight dinner that combines savory sausage with the bright zest of lemon.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 600
Ingredients Method Nutrition

Ingredients
  

  • 250 g Dry Paccheri pasta or your favourite pasta shape
  • 400 g sausages or sausage meat
  • 2 shallots or 1 small brown onion
  • 1 tsp fennel seeds
  • 1 large lemon
  • 1-2 tsp chilli flakes
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 300 ml pasta water
  • 70 g Parmesan
  • 60 ml Crème fraîche or double cream
  • 15 g parsley

Method
 

  1. Prepare your ingredients by gathering all items and washing and chopping parsley for garnish.
  2. Cook the sausage in a frying pan over high heat, breaking it up into crumbles until golden brown.
  3. Sauté shallots and fennel seeds in the pan until shallots soften.
  4. Boil a large pot of water for the pasta, using slightly less water than usual.
  5. Cook the pasta until al dente, reserving about 500ml of pasta water before draining.
  6. Combine flavors by adding lemon zest, chili flakes, and garlic to the sausage mixture.
  7. Finish the dish by adding pasta, reserved pasta water, crème fraîche, and Parmesan, tossing until creamy.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 600kcalCarbohydrates: 60gProtein: 30gFat: 25g

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