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One-pot creamy nduja pasta

Name: One-pot creamy nduja pasta
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 red onion finely chopped; 2 garlic cloves grated; 2 tbsp nduja; 65g green olives roughly chopped; 200g cherry tomatoes halved; 400g mafalda pasta; 1 litre hot vegetable stock; 4 tbsp mascarpone; 50g parmesan grated, plus extra to serve

Helena Busiakiewicz

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Serves 4

Easy

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 35 mins

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Had a long week and want something quick and indulgent without too much washing-up? This one-pot pasta dish with nduja and olives is just the ticket

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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2 tbsp olive oil
1 red onion

finely chopped
2 garlic cloves

grated
2 tbsp nduja
65g green olives

roughly chopped
200g cherry tomatoes

halved
400g mafalda pasta
1 litre hot vegetable stock
4 tbsp mascarpone
50g parmesan

grated, plus extra to serve

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Nutrition: Per serving

kcal631
fat24g
saturates10g
carbs80g
sugars9g
fibre8g

high
protein20g
salt1.69g

Method

step 1

Pour the olive oil into a large casserole dish that has a tight-fitting lid. Put the pan over a medium heat and, once the oil is shimmering, tip in the red onion and garlic. Cook for 10 mins, stirring regularly, until the onion is softening and turning golden at the edges.
step 2

Stir in the nduja, letting it caramelise with the onions and garlic for a few minutes before stirring in the green olives and tomatoes. Season well with salt and pepper. Cook for an additional 5-6 mins, until the tomatoes blister and begin to break down.
step 3

Lay the pasta on top of the sauce, then pour in the vegetable stock. Bring to the boil, then reduce to a simmer and put the lid on. Leave to cook for 15 mins, stirring well after 5 mins.
step 4

When the pasta is al dente, stir in the mascarpone and parmesan. Season to taste, then serve with more parmesan scattered on top.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, March 2025

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