Creamy pea & watercress pasta
Ingredients
- Step 1 350g penne or other short pasta shape
- Step 2 300g fresh peas
- Step 3 1 garlic clove , peeled
- Step 4 100g bag watercress , tough stalks removed
- Step 5 2 tbsp mascarpone
- Step 6 2 tbsp chopped tarragon
- Step 7 zest and juice 1 lemon
Calories: 410
Carbohydrate: 76 g
Protein: 17 g
Fat: 7 g
Cook time: 25 minutes
Prep time: 10 minutes
Total time: 35 minutes
Servings: 4
TAGS
Dinner
Main course
Pastum
Italian
Josh Eagleton
10-30 minute
4 serving
600 kcal or less
Good Food
High fibre
Low fat
Main
Midweek meal
Pastum
Pea
Pea
Penne
Quick
Spring
summer
summer
Superhealthy
Vegetarian
Watercress
Directions
- Step 1 Cook the pasta following packet instructions. Meanwhile, cook the peas and garlic in a separate pan of boiling salted water for 3-5 mins, until tender. Drain well, keeping some of the water.
- Step 2 Put the peas, garlic and watercress in a food processor with 2 tbsp of the pasta cooking water. Whizz to a very rough purée.
- Step 3 Return the pasta to the pan. Stir in the pea mixture, mascarpone, tarragon and lemon zest and juice. Season with salt and pepper and serve with crusty bread.