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Orecchiette with sausage, kale & chilli
Crumbled chicken sausage, kale and chilli through orecchiette with lemon and Parmesan.
Ingredients
Servings 4
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Method
- Step 1
Fry the crumbled sausage in the oil until browned and crisp in places.
- Step 2
Add garlic, chilli and fennel for 1 minute.
- Step 3
Cook the pasta; add kale for the last 3 minutes. Drain, saving a cup of water.
- Step 4
Toss everything with a splash of pasta water, lemon and Parmesan.
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Nutrition per serving
| Calories | 520 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 30g |
| Carbohydrates | 58g |
| – of which sugars | 4g |
| Fibre | 7g |
| Fat | 19g |
| – of which saturates | 5g |
| – of which omega-3 | 0.3g |
| Calcium | 220mg |
| Iron | 3.4mg |
| Salt | 1.3g |
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