🍝🌿Pasta Spirals (Fusilli) with Broccolini and Sausage
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🍝🌿 Rustic Pasta, Made Your Way
There’s something special about a bowl of pasta that feels both rustic and comforting. This Spiral Pasta with Broccolini and Sausage is exactly that. It’s quick to prepare, affordable, and nourishing enough to feed family or friends without fuss.
The beauty lies in its simplicity. A base of olive oil, onions, garlic, and fennel sausage gives you a savoury depth of flavour in just minutes. From there, balance becomes key. The sausage’s richness pairs with earthy greens. A finish of salty Parmesan cheese completes it. It’s hearty, satisfying, and deeply Italian at its core. (https://marias.com.au/).
🍝🌿 Make it Your Way
What I love most is how adaptable it is. Broccolini are traditional and bring a lovely minerality, but not everyone has access to them — and that’s fine. Swap them out for spinach, bok choy, or kale. You can even use mustard greens. Choose depending on what’s in season or sitting in your fridge. Don’t have Fresh Parmesan? A sprinkle of Pre-Grated Parmesan or Romano works just as well. Even the pasta itself can change. Spiral pasta is nutty and wholesome. Any dried pasta on hand will carry the sauce beautifully.
In just about 20 minutes, you can have a steaming bowl of pasta on the table. It’s the kind of recipe that fits neatly into a busy weeknight, yet still feels special enough for company. Affordable ingredients, minimal prep, and big flavours — this is what makes rustic Italian cooking so timeless.
This dish is proof that good food doesn’t have to be complicated. You can follow it to the letter or make your own swaps. It just has to be made with care — and served with plenty of grated cheese on top. (How to make Fresh Pasta).
🍝 Pasta Spirals (Fusilli) with Broccolini and Sausage
Equipment
- 1 Large pot for the pasta
- 1 Large fry pan
- 1 medium pot for Broccolini
- 1 Sieve or Colander
- 1 Serving spoon
- 1 Pair of Tongs
- 1 Cooks knife
Ingredients
Main Sauce Ingredients
- 3 tbsp Olive Oli
- 1 each Onion
- 500 gram Pork Sausage (approx 1 Ib) or any flavoured sausage I pack in Australia
- 4 cloves Garlic
- 1 cup Crushed Tomato (can or Bottle/Jar)
- 1 bunch Broccolini
- 1 cup Stock – (chicken or beef). if using vegetarian sausages use vegetable stock
- 100 gram butter
- 1 each Fresh Basil leaves (just a few leaves)
- 1 tsp Balsamic glaze
Pasta
- 450 gram Spiral Pasta (about 1 Ib) or any dried pasta
Cheese
- 100 gram Parmesan cheese for grating
Seasoning
- Fresh ground Pepper
- Sea Salt flakes to taste
- 1 each Stock cube (OXO, Maggi, Knorr – any brand)
Instructions
Prepare ingredients
- Slice the onion and garlic
- cut the stems from the Broccolini and slice thinly
- cut the broccolini in to small florets
- cut the sausage in to small pieces 6-8 pieces per sausage
Quick marinade
- Mix the sausage with the crumbled stock cube and Balsamic glaze
- leave to stand for 5 minutes
Boil water.
- Fill a large pot with water for the pasta and bring to a boil. add salt
- Fill the medium pot add water an some salt with 50 gram of the Butter
Cook Sausage mixture.
- In a large pan, heat olive oil over medium-high heat.
- add the onion and garlic and a pinch of salt.
- Add the Sausage,. Cook until nicely browned (the balsamic helps this) and cooked through (about 5–6 mins).
- add the sliced broccolini stems stir and continue to cook
- add the stock simmer
- When the stock has reduced a little add the crushed tomato turn the heat down and simmer.
Cook the pasta
- While the sauce is simmering add the pasta to the large pot of boiling water cook for about 6 minutes check for doneness cook longer if needed
- when past is cooked drain in sieve leave to stand
Cook Broccolini
- Place to boiling water with he butter and salt cook for 2/3 minutes
- when done – drain and reserve
Combine and finish sauce .
- Check the sauce mix season to taste add the remaining 50 gram butter
- add the pasta to the sausage mix gently mix together
- add the broccolini gently mix and serve
- Just before serving tare basil leave add to sauce and stir to mix in.
Serve
- Split between 4 bowls or plates
- Grate fresh Parmesan cheese over the top
- enjoy!
- keep looking for hearts !! thanks Mel!!
Notes
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