Herby pasta with veg recipe
This quick and easy pasta dish makes a perfect 30-minute mid-week meal.
Prep: 15 mins
Cook: 15 mins
Serves 4
Ingredients
- 250g pasta (any shape)
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
- 5 spring onions, trimmed and chopped
- 100g sugar-snap peas or green beans, sliced
- 200g broccoli, broken into small florets
- 1 pepper (any colour), deseeded and chopped
- 75g peas (defrosted, if frozen)
- 3 handfuls cherry tomatoes, halved
- 200g lower-fat soft cheese with garlic and herbs
- 50ml semi-skimmed milk
- zest of 1 lemon
Method
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Cook the pasta in boiling water for 10 to 12 minutes, or according to the instructions on the packet, until just tender.
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Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large non-stick frying pan or wok. Add the spring onions, sugar-snap peas or green beans, broccoli and pepper, and stir-fry for 3 to 4 minutes, until softened. Stir in the peas and tomatoes, then remove from the heat.
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Drain the cooked pasta but keep 2 tablespoons of the cooking water. Add this water back to the saucepan, along with the cheese, milk and lemon zest. Heat, stirring with a whisk, until the sauce is hot and smooth.
Information:Use plain low-fat soft cheese if anyone does not like garlic.
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Tip the pasta and cooked vegetables into the sauce, and stir gently for a minute or so to heat through. Divide among 4 bowls and enjoy!
Information:Finish off each portion with 2 teaspoons of finely grated reduced-fat cheese, if you like.
