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Turkey and Leek Fusilli with Sage Breadcrumbs

Name: Turkey and Leek Fusilli with Sage Breadcrumbs
Total time: 28 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil, plus extra for drizzling; 2 banana shallots, peeled and coarsely grated; 3 cloves garlic, coarsely grated; 4 leaves sage; 400 g minced turkey leg; 2 leeks, finely sliced; 480 g fresh fusilli; 200 ml double cream; 10 g flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped; 1 lemon, zested; sea salt, to taste; black pepper, freshly ground, to taste; 30 g Parmesan, freshly grated; 2 tbsp olive oil; 2 leaves sage, finely chopped; 30 g fresh breadcrumbs

A creamy mince and leek pasta sauce with shallots, garlic, sage and lemon, ready in the time the fusilli cooks. Crisp sage breadcrumbs and Parmesan on top make it a family-friendly weeknight dinner.

YieldServes 4
Hands-on22 min
Total28 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Pasta

2 tbspolive oil, plus extra for drizzling
2banana shallots, peeled and coarsely grated
3 clovesgarlic, coarsely grated
4 leavessage
400 gminced turkey leg
2leeks, finely sliced
480 gfresh fusilli
200 mldouble cream
10 gflat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
1lemon, zested
to tastesea salt
to tasteblack pepper, freshly ground

To serve

30 gParmesan, freshly grated

Sage breadcrumbs

2 tbspolive oiloptional
2 leavessage, finely choppedoptional
30 gfresh breadcrumbsoptional

Contains

Gluten
Dairy
Egg
Birds' eggs (any)
Wheat
Olive
Citrus fruits (any)
Lemon
Onion family (any)
Garlic
Shallot
Leek
Sage
Parsley
Black and white pepper
Yeast
Poultry and birds (any)
Turkey
Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
Tyramine
Lactose
FODMAPs (any)

Taste

Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh

Texture

Creamy
Crunchy

Equipment

Stovetop

Season

Any season

Occasion

Weeknight

Effort

20–45 min active
Under 30 min total
Difficulty 2
Kid-friendly

Nutrition

Calories: high
Protein: high
Carbs: high
Fat: high
Fiber: low
Sodium: moderate

Budget

Budget: moderate

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