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Vegan one-pot zucchini, pea and spinach pasta

Packed full of greens, creamy and light, this one-pot pasta dish makes a great midweek meal.

  • Hands-on time: 5 mins
  • Time to make: 30 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 4.8
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil, plus extra to drizzle
  • 2 courgettes, grated or very thinly sliced
  • 1 unwaxed lemon
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 1/2 cup white wine
  • 400ml reduced-salt vegetable stock
  • 300ml unsweetened almond milk
  • 1 3/4 cups penne
  • 2/3 cup frozen peas
  • 7 cups baby spinach
  • Leaves from a small bunch fresh parsley, chopped
  • A few fresh mint leaves, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast (optional)
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Warm the olive oil in a large saucepan. Add the courgettes and cook gently over a medium-low heat for 10 min until the courgettes start to soften.

    2 Finely zest half the lemon and add it to the pan along with the garlic and white wine. Let the mixture bubble away until the wine has evaporated.

    3 Tip in the stock and almond milk, bring to the boil, then add the penne and peas. Reduce the heat to a simmer, pop on a lid and simmer for 12 min or until the pasta is nearly cooked. Remove the lid, stir in the spinach and cook for a further 2 min. Fold the parsley and mint into the pan, then taste and tweak with freshly ground black pepper and a generous squeeze or so of lemon juice.

    4 Pile into warm shallow bowls and finish with a small drizzle of olive oil.

    Serving suggestion

    Sprinkle with a little nutritional yeast, if using, as a parmesan substitute.

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