Sausage and broccoli pasta

Ingredients

• 6 to 8 sausages
• 1 tablespoon of garlic paste
• 2 tablespoons of tomato paste
• Small tub of Philadelphia (or equivalent cream cheese)
• 1 pack of cherry tomatoes, halved
• Broccoli
• 300g of fusilli pasta

Method

• Cut the broccoli into florets.
• Boil the pasta and the broccoli in the same pan until its almost soft. We will continue to cook the pasta with the sausages.
• Meanwhile cut the sausages into small pieces and fry off.
• Once the sausages have been browned, add the garlic and tomato paste and stir in.
• Once coated, add in the cherry tomatoes and cream cheese, and stir.
• Put the sausages on a medium heat until the pasta is ready.
• Once the broccoli and pasta is almost cooked, take off the heat and save the pasta water in a pouring jug.
• Add the broccoli and pasta to the sausages and stir in.
• Then re-add the pasta water to the mix until it’s just about covered.
• Simmer for about 20 mins, until the pasta is thoroughly cooked and the water reduced.
• Salt and pepper to taste.
• For extra heat, add some chilli flakes, which is really nice.