Chilli & tomato tagliatelle
8
Points®
Total time: 25 min • Prep: 10 min • Cook: 15 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
With its classic flavours of tomato, chilli and asparagus, this pasta dish is not only quick and easy to make, it’s extremely tasty, too.
Ingredients
Asparagus, raw
450 g, trimmed
Calorie controlled cooking spray
4 spray(s)
White pasta, dry
250 g
Passata
300 g
Cherry Tomatoes
16 individual, halved
Chilli, green or red
1 individual, deseeded and finely chopped
Vegetarian parmesan style hard cheese
20 g
Basil, fresh
10 leaf/leaves, to garnish
Instructions
1
Preheat a griddle pan over a medium heat. Mist the asparagus with the cooking spray and griddle in batches for 5 minutes, turning occasionally, until tender.
2
Meanwhile, cook the tagliatelle in a pan of boiling water for 10-12 minutes, or according to pack instructions, until tender.
3
Drain the pasta and set aside. Add the passata, tomatoes and chilli to the hot pan. Bring to the boil, then return the tagliatelle to the pan. Stir everything together gently and season to taste.
4
Top with the griddled asparagus, sprinkle with the grated cheese and scatter over the basil leaves, to serve.
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