Sausage Meatball Pasta Recipe with Broccoli | olivemagazine

Ingredients

• 4 (about 200g) pork sausages skins removed
• ½ tsp fennel seeds toasted and crushed
• 1 small onion grated and any excess liquid squeezed out
• ½ tsp wholegrain mustard
• 1tbsp basil leaves finely chopped to make 1 tbsp, plus extra to serve
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 150g penne (or other short pasta)
• 150g purple sprouting or long-stemmed broccoli cut into bite-sized pieces
• 25g parmesan finely grated
• 1 clove garlic crushed
• a splash white wine or dry sherry (optional)
• 300ml chicken stock
• 100ml double cream
• 2 tsp wholegrain mustard