Nutrition know-how
| Calories (kcal) per serve | Fat (g) per serve |
| 490 | 14 |
Ingredients
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra for garnish
450 grams Italian sausages
1 medium (approx. 150 grams) red onion, thinly sliced
90 grams Sicilian green olives, sliced (or another good quality green olive of your choice)
20 grams sliced hot chilli peppers
0.5 teaspoon red chilli flakes
1 can Italian cherry tomatoes (approx. 400 grams)
7.5 litres water, to boil pasta
90 grams kosher salt, for pasta water
450 grams orecchiette pasta (or another short-shaped pasta of your choice)
12 whole fresh basil leaves
25 grams freshly grated Pecorino Romano cheese
1 tablespoon lemon zest
0.5 teaspoon lemon juice
Directions
- In a large frying pan, add extra-virgin olive oil and turn to medium-high heat. Add Italian sausage to the pan in small pieces. Let the sausage brown, while breaking up with a wooden spoon into smaller crumbles. Once the sausage is fully browned, remove to a small plate or bowl. Drain off most of the rendered fat, leaving just a thin layer in the pan.
- Reduce heat to medium, add red onion, olives, hot chilli peppers and chilli flakes, cooking for 1 minute. Add canned cherry tomatoes and stir, letting the liquid reduce slightly. Add cooked sausage back into the pan and turn off heat until pasta is ready.
- Boil a large pot of water with the salt. Add the orecchiette and cook for 2 minutes less than the pasta package calls for, then drain (without discarding the pasta water). Add the pasta to the sauce frying pan with the sausage mixture. The orecchiette should still be firm in the centre.
- Add one cup of the pasta water to the frying pan to begin combining the pasta and sauce together. With the heat on low, stir and then cover for 2 minutes, gently moving the pan over the burner every 30 seconds. Remove lid and stir in the basil, Pecorino cheese, lemon zest and juice, finishing with extra-virgin olive oil.
- When the pasta is cooked to your liking, turn off the heat and serve immediately.
These recipes should be used in consultation with the advice from your healthcare provider or nutritionist to help fulfil your daily nutritional needs. They are not designed to replace their advice.
