Creamy Chicken Sausage Pasta

Name: Creamy Chicken Sausage Pasta
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 300 g orecchiette, or other pasta shape; 200 g broccoli florets; 1 tbsp. olive oil; 6 chicken sausages, or 12 chicken chipolatas; 1 courgette, trimmed and coarsely grated; 1 tbsp. wholegrain mustard; 3 tbsp. crème fraîche; 1 tbsp. finely chopped chives

Lower in fat than pork sausages and quick to cook, once you’ve added chicken sausages to your midweek repertoire you may never go back!

By The Good Housekeeping Cookery TeamPublished: 12 October 2020

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Fusilli, rigatoni and farfalle would all work well in this tasty midweek pasta dish.

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Yields:

4 serving(s)

Prep Time:

20 mins

Cook Time:

20 mins

Total Time:

40 mins

Cal/Serv:

538

Ingredients

300 g
orecchiette, or other pasta shape
200 g
broccoli florets
1 Tbsp.
olive oil
6
chicken sausages, or 12 chicken chipolatas
1
courgette, trimmed and coarsely grated
1 Tbsp.
wholegrain mustard
3 Tbsp.
crème fraîche
1 Tbsp.
finely chopped chives

Directions

1. Step 1Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil and cook the orecchiette according to pack instructions, adding the broccoli for the final 3min of cooking time. Drain.
2. Step 2Meanwhile, heat oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Squeeze the sausages out of their skins (discard skins). Add sausage meat to the pan in small pieces and fry for 7-8min, until browned. Add courgette to the pan and cook, stirring occasionally, for 2-3min, until softened and the sausage is cooked.
3. Step 3Stir the mustard and crème fraîche into the sausage pan, followed by the drained pasta and broccoli. Check seasoning. Sprinkle over chives and serve.