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Herbed Pork Orecchiette

Herbed Pork Orecchiette

Herbed Pork Orecchiette

with Purple Sprouting, Chilli & Pesto

Recipe Development TeamUpdated on October 22, 2023

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If you were spending a weekend in Rome then you might come across this dish under its traditional name, ‘Orecchiette ai Broccoletti’. It’s a classic Italian dish combining a few simple, yet incredibly high quality ingredients for a quick, nutritious, delicious dinner. A plateful of nutritious deliciousness in the time it takes to boil your pasta!

Allergens:

Cereals containing gluten

•Sulphites

•Milk

The quantities provided above are averages only.

Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, and wheat.

Total15 minutes

Active

DifficultyMedium

Ingredients

serving amount

1

Purple Sprouting Broccoli

180

Orecchiette pasta

(Contains: Cereals containing gluten)

1

Pine Nuts

1

Pork and Oregano Sausage

(Contains: Sulphites)

¼

Chilli Flakes

3

Green Pesto

(Contains: Milk)

Nutritional information

/ per serving

Energy (kcal)792 kcal

Energy (kJ)3314 kJ

Fat39 g

of which saturates10 g

Carbohydrate76 g

Always refer to the product label for the most accurate ingredient and allergen information.

Utensils

•Pot

•Knife

•Grill Pan

•Bowl

Instructions

1

Boil a large pot of water for the pasta. Add ¼tsp of salt.

Chop the purple sprouting broccoli widthways into 3 pieces

2

Chop the purple sprouting broccoli widthways into 3 pieces.

3

Cook the broccoli in the boiling water for 1 minute. Remove the broccoli from the water but keep the water for the pasta.

4

Cook the pasta in the water for 10 mins. Reserve 4 tbsp of the pasta water then drain.

Fry the pine nuts

5

Heat a frying pan on medium high heat. Add in the pine nuts and toast them for a few mins, then remove from the pan. Tip: Watch the nuts like a hawk as they can burn easily. Remove and keep to the side.

Cook the sausage meat

6

Heat 2 tsp of olive oil in a non-stick frying pan on medium high heat (you can use the same one you used for your pine nuts - no need to wash!). Once hot, cut open the sausage and cook the meat in the pan (discard the skins). Cook for around 5 mins until nicely browned off.

7

Add the broccoli and chilli flakes and cook for 2 mins. Tip:Add the chilli flakes slowly as they’re spicy! Season with ¼ tsp of salt and a few grinds of pepper.

Add the pesto

8

Add the 4 tbsp of reserved pasta water then add the pasta. Add the pesto and stir.

9

Serve with a sprinkle of pine nuts.

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