Pasta with beans and sausages

Name: Pasta with beans and sausages
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Italian recipes
Ingredients: 400g fusilli (or another shape); 3 free-range pork sausages, cases removed; 1 tsp fennel seeds, lightly crushed in a pestle and mortar; 20g butter; 1 tin flageolet beans, drained; 1 garlic clove, crushed; 300ml dry white wine or stock; 40g hard cheese, such as parmesan or strong cheddar, pared with a vegetable peeler; Small bunch flatleaf parsley, roughly chopped

By: Jules Mercer
Former acting food editor, delicious.

Published: 27 Jul 22
Updated: 10 Sep 24

Test kitchen approved

This riff on pasta e fagioli (pasta with beans) is big on flavour and low on budget. Feed a family of four with this 15-minute hearty sausage pasta recipe.

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Serves 4
Hands-on time 15 min

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Ingredients

400g fusilli (or another shape)
3 free-range pork sausages, cases removed
1 tsp fennel seeds, lightly crushed in a pestle and mortar
20g butter
1 tin flageolet beans, drained
1 garlic clove, crushed
300ml dry white wine or stock
40g hard cheese, such as parmesan or strong cheddar, pared with a vegetable peeler
Small bunch flatleaf parsley, roughly chopped

Method

Cook the pasta in boiling salted water according to the packet instructions until al dente.
Meawhile, fry the sausagemeat and fennel seeds in a large frying pan for 5-10 minutes until crisp and cooked through. Add the butter to the pan, reduce the heat to medium and add the beans and garlic. Cook, stirring regularly, for about 5 minutes, then mash some of the beans with the back of a spoon. Stir in the wine/stock and cook for 5 minutes, then turn off the heat.
Drain the pasta, reserving a cupful of the water. Add the pasta to the sausages and beans with the pasta water. Toss, then serve topped with the pared cheese and parsley.

Recipe from June 2022 Issue

Nutrition

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 661kcals
Fat: 18.1g (7.9g saturated)
Protein: 32.7g
Carbohydrates: 75.5g (3.2g sugars)
Fibre: 5.4g
Salt: 0.9g

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Easy swaps: Omit the sausages and use a veggie hard cheese for a meat free version. Use any type of bean.

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