Prawn, sweetcorn & runner bean pasta

Prawn, sweetcorn & runner bean pasta

A quick and easy low-fat supper, ready in just 15 minutes

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 mins

Cook time

Cook 10 mins

Low-fat

Method

  1. Cook the pasta according to pack instructions. Tip in the runner beans and sweetcorn (if using fresh or frozen) for the final 4 mins of the pasta cooking time. Drain and set aside.
  2. Mix the fromage frais and pesto together, then pour into the same saucepan, along with the prawns. (If you're using canned sweetcorn, add it now.) Warm through briefly over a low heat, then tip in the pasta and veg. Take off the heat, toss together and sprinkle with coriander, if using.
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552 kcalories, protein 30g, carbohydrate 92g, fat 10 g, saturated fat 3g, fibre 5g, sugar 9g, salt 2.14 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, September 2006.

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  • 14 December 2008

    Ulla rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Quick & tasty!

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  • 15 August 2009

    KATEPSS rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Super quick, easy and tasty. I prefer it with red pesto and quark but the original is nice too. I found 75g dry weight pasta per serving is more than enough and saves on calories, bringing it down to 443kcal per serving.

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  • 25 November 2009

    maza rated this recipe

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  • 25 August 2010

    Belkey rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    I made this last night as I has some runner beans and homemade parsley pesto to use up. It was fine, but nothing too exciting and I added a good squeeze of lemon juice to zing it up a bit.

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  • 02 January 2011

    fuji115 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Cooked it twice! Lovely!! Used Phili in stead of fromage frais. Worked perfectly fine too.

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    06 October 2011

    hup rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    We love this dish. And its so quick to boot. I changed the coriander pesto to hot chilli pesto which gives the dish a bit of a kick. I also added some anchovies into the mix too, with a bit of parmesand and pepper sprinkled on at the end. Yum!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 mins

Cook time

Cook 10 mins

Low-fat

Ready in 15 mins

Ingredients

  • 400g pasta tubes (we used penne)
  • 200g bag runner beans , trimmed and sliced
  • 200g sweetcorn , fresh or frozen (or 400g can, drained)
  • 5 tbsp fromage frais
  • 5 tbsp coriander pesto
  • 200g bag cooked peeled prawns , defrosted
  • coriander leaves, to serve (optional)
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552 kcalories, protein 30g, carbohydrate 92g, fat 10 g, saturated fat 3g, fibre 5g, sugar 9g, salt 2.14 g

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