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Courgette and pea pasta with ricotta cheese

  • Hands-on time: 10 mins
  • Time to make: 20 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 5.0
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 350g wholemeal spaghetti
    • 1 tablespoon olive oil
    • 1 clove garlic, crushed
    • 1 medium-sized leek, halved, thinly sliced
    • 2 large courgettes, shaved in ½cm-thick ribbons
    • 1 cup frozen peas
    • 100g baby spinach
    • pinch dried chilli flakes
    • 250g reduced-fat ricotta, crumbled
    • 1 tablespoon pine nuts, toasted
    • 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Cook pasta in a large saucepan of boiling water following packet directions. Drain, reserving 1/3 cup water.

    2 Meanwhile, heat oil in a large frying pan over a medium-high heat. Cook garlic, leek and courgettes for 3-4 minutes until tender. Add peas and cook for 1-2 more minutes.

    3 Add spinach, chilli flakes, pasta, reserved pasta water and ricotta. Toss to coat. Sprinkle with pine nuts and parmesan then serve.

    Variations

    • Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free pasta.
    • Toss through rocket or shredded silver beet leaves instead of baby spinach.
    • Try adding 1 teaspoon lemon zest and using more chilli flakes for extra flavour.

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