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Penne with ricotta, asparagus and baby peas

  • Time to make: 25 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 5.0
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 2 bunches asparagus, cut in 5cm lengths
    • 1 cup baby peas or broad beans
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • 2 ½ cups penne pasta
    • ½ tablespoon olive oil
    • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
    • 200g reduced-fat ricotta
    • ⅓–½ cup reserved pasta cooking water
    • 1 tablespoon grated parmesan cheese
    • 1 handful fresh chopped parsley
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Bring a large pot of water to the boil and blanch asparagus and peas for about 3 minutes, or until asparagus is just tender. Sieve vegetables from water and set aside.

    2 Add salt to vegetable water. Add pasta and cook following packet instructions. Reserve 1/2 cup pasta water, then drain pasta. Set aside.

    3 Return pan to the heat and add oil. Cook garlic until soft then toss in drained vegetables, pasta and ricotta, adding enough pasta water to form a creamy sauce which just coats pasta. Stir in parmesan and parsley and serve.

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