Creamy pea & watercress pasta
Serves 4
Easy
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This zesty pasta dish is superhealthy and packed with summer flavour
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- 350g penneor other short pasta shape
- 300g fresh peas
- 1 garlic clovepeeled
- 100g bag watercresstough stalks removed
- 2 tbsp mascarpone
- 2 tbsp chopped tarragon
- zest and juice 1 lemon
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal410
- fat7g
- saturates3g
- carbs76g
- sugars4g
- fibre7g
- protein17g
- salt0.08glow
Method
step 1
Cook the pasta following packet instructions. Meanwhile, cook the peas and garlic in a separate pan of boiling salted water for 3-5 mins, until tender. Drain well, keeping some of the water.
step 2
Put the peas, garlic and watercress in a food processor with 2 tbsp of the pasta cooking water. Whizz to a very rough purée.
step 3
Return the pasta to the pan. Stir in the pea mixture, mascarpone, tarragon and lemon zest and juice. Season with salt and pepper and serve with crusty bread.
