Dinner for 4

Maltagliati Sausage Ragu

Name: Maltagliati Sausage Ragu
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil; 2 cloves garlic sliced; 1/2 fennel bulb finely diced; 1 pinch fennel seeds toasted and crushed; 1 pinch coriander seeds toasted and crushed; 4 spicy fennel sausages meat squeezed out; 175 ml white wine; 300 g fresh maltagliati pasta; 1 heaped tsp salted butter; grated parmesan to serve; 1 handful flat-leaf parsley leaves picked and chopped

$9.06for 430 minServes 4

Spicy fennel sausage simmers with wine and vegetables before coating fresh maltagliati pasta with cheese and herbs.

Maltagliati Sausage Ragu with its ingredients

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Garlic, 0.25$0.75 each typical	0.25	$0.15Typical price
	Fennel, 0.5$2.49 each typical	0.5	$1.25Typical price
	Italian, 0.75 lb$4.49/lb typical	0.75 lb	$3.37Typical price
	Pasta, 11 oz$0.10/oz typical	11 oz	$1.06Typical price
	Butter, 0.5 oz$0.40/oz typical	0.5 oz	$0.20Typical price
	Parmesan, 0.5 oz$0.55/oz typical	0.5 oz	$0.28Typical price
	Fresh herbs (cilantro, 0.5$1.49 each typical	0.5	$0.74Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$9.06

Swaps

Swap italian for chickenabout $1.50/lb more at typical prices
Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
Swap pasta for egg noodlesabout $0.04/oz more at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Olive and cooking oilDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsWine, beer and spirits

Not included in the cost.

30 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
4servings as written
$$typical cost tier

Italian Budget Family Dinners

Typical price

$2.26 per serving$9.06 for 4

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Ingredients

2 tbsp olive oil
2 cloves garlic sliced
1/2 fennel bulb finely diced
1 pinch fennel seeds toasted and crushed
1 pinch coriander seeds toasted and crushed
4 spicy fennel sausages meat squeezed out
175 ml white wine
300 g fresh maltagliati pasta
1 heaped tsp salted butter
grated parmesan to serve
1 handful flat-leaf parsley leaves picked and chopped

Steps

Toast the fennel and coriander seeds in a dry 12-inch skillet for 1 to 2 minutes, then crush them.
Heat olive oil in the skillet over medium heat and cook the garlic and fennel bulb for 5 minutes.
Add the sausage, crushed seeds, and pepper, then cook for 6 to 8 minutes until browned and 160 F.
Pour in the wine and simmer for 5 minutes to reduce the sauce.
Boil the pasta in salted water for 3 to 4 minutes, then drain.
Stir the pasta and butter into the skillet, then top with Parmesan and parsley.

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