Vegetable pasta
7
Points®
Total time: 25 min • Prep: 10 min • Cook: 15 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
Pasta with spring onions, sugar snap peas, asparagus and cherry tomatoes in a low fat soft cheese sauce - delicious!
Ingredients
White pasta, dry
175 g
Calorie controlled cooking spray
5 spray(s)
Spring Onions
1 medium
Sugar Snap Peas
125 g
Asparagus, raw
125 g
Cherry Tomatoes
12 individual
Medium fat soft cheese
125 g
Skimmed Milk
50 ml
Mint, Fresh
1 tablespoon(s)
Lemon
1 zest(s) of 1
Black pepper
⅛ teaspoon(s)
Mint, Fresh
2 teaspoon(s)
Instructions
1
Cook the pasta in lightly salted boiling water for 12-15 minutes, until tender.
2
Meanwhile, spray a large frying pan with low fat cooking spray. Heat, then add the spring onions, sugar snap peas and asparagus. Stir-fry for 3-4 minutes, then add the cherry tomatoes and cook for another 1-2 minutes. Turn off the heat.
3
Put the soft cheese into a small saucepan and add the milk, whisking to make a smooth mixture. Add the mint and most of the lemon rind, then heat gently.
4
Drain the pasta, reserving 2 tbsp of the cooking liquid. Return the pasta and liquid to the saucepan, then stir in the vegetables and add the sauce. Stir and heat gently for 2-3 minutes, then serve, sprinkled with black pepper and garnished with mint leaves and lemon rind.
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