Name: Maggoty dustbin pasta
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: Serves 12 with other party nibbles or 6 on its own
Ingredients: 400g orzo pasta; 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 2 red peppers chopped; 326g can sweetcorn drained; 175g frozen pea; 3 garlic cloves crushed; 2 tsp five-spice; 280g shredded ham; 1 tbsp soy sauce; 220g jar black bean sauce; 1 tbsp sesame oil

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Maggoty dustbin pasta

Maggoty dustbin pasta

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Serves 12 with other party nibbles or 6 on its own

Easy

Prep: 15 mins

Cook: 20 mins

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This party dish tastes much nicer than it sounds- flavour orzo with black bean sauce and add peas, sweetcorn, peppers and ham for lots of colour

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Ingredients

Nutrition

Units:

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400g orzo

pasta
2 tbsp vegetable oil
2 red peppers

chopped
326g can sweetcorn

drained
175g frozen pea
3 garlic cloves

crushed
2 tsp five-spice
280g shredded ham
1 tbsp soy sauce
220g jar black bean

sauce
1 tbsp sesame oil

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal228
fat5g
saturates1g
carbs35g
sugars7g
fibre4g
protein11g
salt2.3g

Method

step 1

Cook the pasta using pack instructions. Drain, run under cold water, and drain again.
step 2

Meanwhile, heat the veg oil in a large pan or wok, add the peppers, sweetcorn, peas, garlic and five-spice and stir-fry for a few mins. Add the ham, soy sauce, ¾ of the black bean sauce and the orzo, stir well and cook for 1-2 mins. Stir in the sesame oil and check seasoning.
step 3

Heat the remaining black bean sauce in microwave. Tip pasta into a large bowl or a small, clean dustbin or cauldron. Drizzle over remaining sauce and let everyone dig in.

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TK Maxx is great for extras like bins and mini cauldrons.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, October 2013

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