Smoked salmon and rocket pasta

Serves: 4
Time to make: 25 mins

Total cost: $ 24.56 / $ 6.14 per serve

(at time of publication)

Ingredients

250g spaghetti pasta
250g green beans, trimmed, sliced
1 onion, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 teaspoons lemon zest
1 long red chilli, deseeded, finely chopped
4 cups baby rocketarugulaX
1 ½ tablespoons lemon juice
2 teaspoons olive oil
200g smoked salmon, torn
freshly ground black pepper
¼ cup reduced-fat ricotta cheese

Instructions

1 In a large saucepan cook spaghetti following packet directions, adding beans in the last 2 minutes of cooking time. Drain well, reserving ¼ cup cooking liquid.

2 Meanwhile, place a large non-stick frying pan over a medium-high heat. Cook onion, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes or until softened. Add garlic, lemon zest and chilli. Cook for 1 more minute.

3 Add pasta and beans, rocket, lemon juice, olive oil and 1-2 tablespoons pasta cooking liquid to frying pan. Add smoked salmon. Toss to combine and season with pepper. Divide pasta among serving bowls and serve topped with crumbled ricotta.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Kilojoules 1980kJ

Calories 474cal

Protein 21g

Total fat 18g

–Saturated fat 4g

Carbohydrates 50g

–Sugars 5g

Dietary fibre 6g

Sodium 270mg

Calcium 220mg

Iron 2mg

Note: Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. For a guide to purchasing healthier packaged goods and general grocery items see here.