Spaghetti with lemon, Parmesan & peas

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• Mattmes

  16 February 2008

  Mattmes rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Rich and tasty! We had it with a simple salad.

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• wj cooking

  01 August 2008

  wj cooking rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I wasn't overly impressed! If I made again I think I would leave out the lemon zest and add some ham or bacon.

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• Ellie

  26 April 2009

  Ellie rated and commented on this recipe

  

  A nice, simple mid-week supper x

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• julie

  02 July 2009

  julie rated and commented on this recipe

  

  simple, made with penne, ok for midweek. Refereshing with the lemon.

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• Flo

  17 October 2010

  Flo rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I thought this was really dry and did not like it at all. The addition of smoked salmon is a good suggestion, it would be a nice dish as a salmon carbonara: 2 eggs, 2 tbsp cream and 30g Parmesan mixed with the parsley (or dill if you like it).

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• splodgemeister

  30 January 2011

  splodgemeister rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Simple and delicious. I always make this when I want a quick, easy meal as I usually have all the ingrediants in. It's so rich and creamy it's hard to believe it's healthy and low fat. I add a little bit more cream cheese than stated and plenty of water to ensure the sauce isn't too dry. I sometimes add prawns which makes it even more tasty. Can't go wrong with this dish. :)

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• AliCox

  21 March 2011

  AliCox rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This is my new favourite quick mid-week dinner. Delicious. I too add a bit more water than stated but also add leek & asparagus to the onion, to bulk out the sauce a bit.

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• Paul Beck

  13 August 2012

  Paul Beck rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Not really very happy with this. The sauce has a claggy texture. I tried to sort it by adding a bit of olive oil but it was too late. Test it before you serve it. Maybe a bit if milk in the sauce before you add it to the spaghetti would improve the texture.

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• Rosy

  20 February 2013

  Rosy commented on this recipe

  I think adding cold frozen peas to the boiling pasta was a mistake - it lowered the water to below the boil, and meant that the pasta began to stick together (in spite of stirring) as well as making it hard then to judge the timing of cooking the pasta. I am also mystified as to why this recipe (which I quite liked) is described as 'super healthy' since it consist mainly of low-fibre starch in the form refined wheat flour, plus two kinds of high fat cheese in addition to the olive oil - and very little in the way of vegetables (just a handful peas), which are frozen, not fresh.

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Ingredients

• 140g spaghetti
• 100g frozen petits pois or garden peas
• 2 tsp olive oil
• 1 small onion , finely chopped
• 100g low-fat soft cheese with chives and onion
• 1 lemon , finely grated zest
• 3 tbsp finely grated Parmesan (or vegetarian alternative)
• 1 tbsp chopped fresh flatleaf parsley

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Serves 2

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Takes 20-30 minutes

Vegetarian, Low-fat, Super healthy

Ingredients

• 140g spaghetti
• 100g frozen petits pois or garden peas
• 2 tsp olive oil
• 1 small onion , finely chopped
• 100g low-fat soft cheese with chives and onion
• 1 lemon , finely grated zest
• 3 tbsp finely grated Parmesan (or vegetarian alternative)
• 1 tbsp chopped fresh flatleaf parsley

420 kcalories, protein 22g, carbohydrate 61g, fat 11 g, saturated fat 3g, fibre 5g, salt 0.83 g

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