Ten-minute pasta

Ten-minute pasta

This meal is quicker to get on the table than oven chips and it's full of fresh vegetables - making it perfect for kids

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 mins

Cook time

Cook 10 mins

Freezable

Super healthy

Only sauce is freezable

Method

  1. Cook the pasta according to the pack instructions. Meanwhile, add everything else apart from the parmesan and basil to a food processor and whizz together until you get a smooth paste.
  2. Tip into a saucepan and bring to the boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer and leave to cook for 5 mins.
  3. Drain the pasta, toss together with the tomato sauce, then serve with the parmesan and basil leaves.

Per serving

344 kcalories, protein 12g, carbohydrate 73g, fat 3 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 5g, salt 0.1 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, July 2005.

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    raspberry vinegar ?

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 mins

Cook time

Cook 10 mins

Freezable

Super healthy

Only sauce is freezable

1 of 5-a-day

Ingredients

  • 350g pasta
  • 1 carrot , roughly chopped
  • ½ small onion , roughly chopped
  • ½ stick celery , roughly chopped
  • 6-8 ripe plum tomato , roughly chopped
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 1 tsp red pesto
  • 2 tbsp raspberry vinegar
  • grated parmesan and basil leaves, to serve
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Per serving

344 kcalories, protein 12g, carbohydrate 73g, fat 3 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 5g, salt 0.1 g

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