Feeds 4-6 people

500g Italian Sausages

150g carrots, finely diced

2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped  

1 celery stalk, finely diced

1 brown onion, finely diced

100g smoked, streaky bacon, diced

3-4 bay leaves

3g oregano, fresh

300g Maris Piper potatoes, cubed

70g leek, washed and diced  

150g tinned cannellini beans

60g cavolo nero roughly chopped

80g pasta macaroni

1.5 litres water 

Method

• Pinch the sausages In small chunks to remove them from the case
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• Start frying the sausages in batches in a saucepan
• Once the sausages are cooked, remove them from the saucepan and add the bacon and start to cook until crispy
• Add the carrot, onion, leek, garlic, celery, bay, potato and oregano cook for 5 minutes
• Add the water and bring to the boil cook for 5 minutes and add the macaroni
• Simmer for 8-10 minutes until pasta is cooked
• Add the cavolo nero and the cannellini beans and cook for another 4 minutes
• Evenly spoon into bowls, top with parmesan and a little extra virgin olive oil