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Orecchiette

Orecchiette

with Herbed Pork, Tenderstem Broccoli, Chilli and Pesto

If you were spending a weekend in Rome then you might come across this dish under it’s 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.

Boxes and ingredients are packed in facilities that handles Peanut, Nuts, Sesame, Fish, Crustaceans, Milk, Egg, Mustard, Celery, Soya, Gluten and Sulphites. Due to the war in Ukraine, it has been necessary to substitute sunflower oil with rapeseed oil in some products without a label change. The FSA have advised that allergic reactions to rapeseed oil are rare.

Total20 minutes
Active
DifficultyMedium

Ingredients

serving amount

1

Italian Pork Sausage

(Contains: Cereals containing gluten, Sulphites)

200

Orecchiette pasta

(Contains: Cereals containing gluten)

¼

Chilli Flakes

1.5

Tenderstem® Broccoli

2

Green Pesto

(Contains: Milk)

1

Pine Nuts

Nutritional information

/ per serving
Energy (kcal)792 kcal
Energy (kJ)3314 kJ
Fat39 g
of which saturates10 g
Carbohydrate76 g
Protein33 g
Always refer to the product label for the most accurate ingredient and allergen information.

Utensils

Pot
Knife
Slotted Spoon
Strainer
Bowl
Grill Pan

Instructions

1

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

Chop Tenderstem
2

Chop the Tenderstem broccoli widthways into 3 pieces. Cook the Tenderstem in the boiling water for 1 minute. Remove the Tenderstem from the water but keep the water for the pasta.

3

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

Toast pine nuts and remove
4

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

Fry sausage meat
5

Heat 2 tsp olive oil in a non-stick pan on medium-high heat. Once hot, cut open the sausages and cook the meat in the pan (discard the skins). Cook for around 5 mins until nicely browned off.

6

Add the Tenderstem and chilli and cook for 2 mins. Season with ¼ tsp of salt and a few grinds of pepper.

Add pesto
7

Add 4 tbsp of reserved pasta water then add the pasta. Add 2 tbsp of pesto and stir.

Finished dish
8

Serve with a sprinkle of pine nuts.

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