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Creamy tomato and lemon pasta with cottage cheese

Wholemeal pasta, juicy tomatoes and lemony cottage cheese come together for a veg-packed meal the whole family will love.

  • Time to make: 30 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 5.0
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 400g wholemeal penne
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 600g mixed tomatoes, chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 200g cottage cheese
  • 1 lemon, zest and juice, plus extra juice to make up ¼ cup
  • 1 cup fresh basil leaves
  • 4 cups mixed salad dressed with 1 tablespoon balsamic vinaigrette (half olive oil, half balsamic vinegar)
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Cook penne according to packet instructions. Drain well, reserving 1 cup cooking water.

    2 Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Cook tomatoes until lightly softened. Add garlic and cook for a further 2 minutes.

    3 In a bowl, whisk egg yolks, cottage cheese, lemon juice and reserved pasta water. Season with cracked pepper.

    4 Add cooked pasta to the frying pan along with the yolk mixture. Stir mixture over low heat for 10 minutes until creamy and silky.

    5 Divide among four bowls, sprinkle with lemon zest and basil leaves, and serve with dressed salad on the side.

    HFG tip

    Add some prawns for an even bigger protein punch.

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