Wholemeal pasta with beans and walnut sauce

Serves: 4

Time to make: 15 mins

Ingredients

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400g wholemeal pasta

salt

225g beans (fresh or frozen)

1 tablespoon butter or oil

1 small onion, chopped

125g button mushrooms, sliced

125g ham, chopped

140g walnuts, chopped

freshly ground black pepper

2 teaspoons Dijon mustard

150g lite cream cheese, mixed with 100ml plain yoghurt and fresh herbs of your choice

Instructions

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1 Cook the pasta in boiling salted water according to directions on the packet. Add beans 5 minutes before you’re finished cooking.

2 While this is cooking, melt the butter and gently sauté the onion. Add the mushrooms and cook for 2 minutes while stirring. Add the ham and half the walnuts.

3 Drain the pasta and beans well and stir into the nut mixture. Season well and add the mustard and cheese/yoghurt mixture. Heat gently, turning with a fork until evenly mixed and the pasta is coated in the sauce.

4 Put into a warmed dish and finely chop the remaining walnuts and scatter over the top. Serve warm.

HFG tip

Loretta says: “This is a quick and easy dish that’s great for a special dinner. I sometimes use peanuts instead of walnuts which makes a totally different flavour – it’s more like a satay sauce.”

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 655 cal

Kilojoules 2750 kJ

Protein 32 g

Total fat 29.1 g

Saturated fat 6.9 g

Carbohydrates 68.3 g

Sugar 9.4 g

Dietary fibre 17.3 g

Sodium 665 mg

Calcium 285 mg

Iron 5.6 mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.