Name: Sausage & broccoli pasta with cheese
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 3-4 tbsp sunflower oil or olive oil -; 1 onion, finely chopped -; 4 pork sausages -; 1 heaped tsp fennel seeds (optional) -; 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped -; 400g short pasta of your choice, such as orecchiette or penne -; 1 medium broccoli, chopped into small florets -; 1 lemon, juiced -; pinch of chilli flakes, or to taste (optional) -; 50g freshly grated pecorino or hard cheese -

Ingredients for - Sausage & broccoli pasta with cheese

1. 3-4 tbsp sunflower oil or olive oil

2. 1 onion, finely chopped

3. 4 pork sausages

4. 1 heaped tsp fennel seeds (optional)

5. 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped

6. 400g short pasta of your choice, such as orecchiette or penne

7. 1 medium broccoli, chopped into small florets

8. 1 lemon, juiced

9. pinch of chilli flakes, or to taste (optional)

10. 50g freshly grated pecorino or hard cheese

How to cook deliciously - Sausage & broccoli pasta with cheese

1 . Stage

Heat 2 tbsp sunflower oil in a pan over a medium heat and fry the onion for 8-10 mins until soft and translucent.

2 . Stage

Squeeze the sausagemeat from the casings and crumble into the pan with the onion. Drizzle in 1 tbsp sunflower oil, turn up the heat to medium-high and fry until the sausagemeat has started to colour and turn slightly crisp in parts, about 5-6 mins. Lightly crush the fennel seeds using a pestle and mortar. Add the garlic and crushed fennel seeds to the sausagemeat and cook for 1 min more until fragrant, then remove from the heat and set aside.

3 . Stage

Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil and cook the pasta following pack instructions, or until al dente. Halfway through the cooking time, add the broccoli. When the pasta is ready and broccoli tender, drain in a colander, reserving a mugful of the cooking water.

4 . Stage

Stir the cooked broccoli and pasta into the sausage mixture in the pan until coated. Season well. Stir through the lemon juice, chilli flakes and a splash of the reserved cooking water to loosen if needed (or use 1 tbsp oil, if you like). Serve in bowls topped with the cheese.