Recipes
Pesto and pea penne
This dish tastes so fresh – try with broccoli to bump up the veg even more.
This dish tastes so fresh – try with broccoli to bump up the veg even more.
Cook: 20 Mins
Serves: 4
Price: £0.72 per serving
Nutritional Information
Each 350g serving contains
Energy
8456kj
578kcal
8456kj
578kcal
29%
Fat
19.3g
19.3g
Med
28%
28%
Saturates
3.2g
3.2g
Low
16%
16%
Sugars
3.2g
3.2g
Low
4%
4%
Salt
0.28g
0.28g
Low
5%
5%
1
of your 5-a-dayof your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
2416kj/577kcal
Typical energy values per 100g:
2416kj/577kcal
Ingredients
75g Pumpkin Seeds
200g Baby Spinach
250g Peas
2 tbsp Olive Oil
1 Garlic Clove, chopped
4 tbsp Reduced Fat Green Pesto
350g Asda Penne
Handful of Mint, to serve (optional)
Method
1
Put the pumpkin seeds into a dry pan and cook for 2–3 mins until lightly toasted. Set aside.
2
To make the sauce, put half the spinach and half the peas in a bowl and add the olive oil and garlic. Blitz with a stick blender to a rough paste, or pulse in a food processor. Stir through the pesto.
3
Put the pasta in a roomy microwavable bowl, then pour over 750ml boiling water and add a good pinch of salt. Cover with a plate and carefully put into the microwave. Cook for 8–10 mins on high. The pasta should be a little al dente, or firm, when tested.
4
Drain the pasta, then return back to the bowl. Add the rest of the peas and spinach and season with salt and black pepper. Cover and microwave again for 1 min, just to wilt the spinach.
5
Carefully remove the bowl from the microwave and stir through the pesto and pea mixture. Serve topped with the toasted pumpkin seeds and chopped mint, if using.