Friday 11 December 2015

how to make Creamy pasta with asparagus & peas


Creamy pasta with asparagus & peas



 Take five ingredients and whip up this simple green vegetable fusilli supper for two, plus hit 3 of your 5-a-day


INGREDIENTS

  • 250g fusilli or your favourite pasta shape
  • 300g asparagus spears, woody ends removed, cut into lengths
  • 175g frozen peas
  • zest and juice ½ lemon
  • 100g soft cheese with chives


METHOD

  1. Cook the pasta following the pack instructions. Two minutes before the end of the cooking time, add the asparagus and peas. Boil everything together for the final 2 mins, then scoop out and reserve a cup of the cooking liquid from the pan before draining the pasta and veg.
  2. Return the pasta and veg to the pan and add the lemon zest, soft cheese and seasoning. Add a squeeze of lemon juice to taste and stir in 2-3 tbsp of the cooking liquid to loosen the sauce  

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