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Easy vegetable pasta
Easiest pasta dish ever!
- Recipe:
Sent in by Lucy from Hillingdon, SalLou from Richmond and Sharon from Cardiff
- Photo:
- Difficulty: Easy
- Serves 4
- Vegetarian
- Freezable
Preparation
- Total time
- 15 Mins
- Preparation time
- 5 Mins
- Cooking time
- 10 Mins
300g pasta (shells work well), dried
1 large head of broccoli
4 cloves of garlic, sliced
1/4 tsp chilli flakes (optional)
100g cream cheese
6 tbsp olive oil
black pepper
Put a large pan of water on to boil
Remove the broccoli from the head - you need to make sure the florets are quite small
Peel and slice the garlic as thinly as possible
Add the pasta to the boiling water and, for the last 5 mins of cooking, add the chopped broccoli florets (or steam it above the pasta if you have a steamer)
Once it's all cooked leave to drain
Heat the oil in the saucepan and add the garlic and chilli (optional) - make sure it doesn't burn
Add the cream cheese, garlic and chilli to the pasta and stir until all the pasta is covered - bash the broccoli so it breaks up as much as possible
Add a grind of black pepper and some basil if you have any
Serve
You will need
Pasta pot - This best-selling Tefal one from the Jamie Oliver collection might be on the expensive side, but it's guaranteed to last for years and years to come. Find it at Amazon.
Garlic press - This extra durable, ergomic one also comes with its very own cleaning brush. Find it at Dunelm for just £3.
Tips
Use frozen veg, a bag of 'special mixed vegetables' make the pasta very colourful
Variations
A cheesy white sauce works well too
If you've got some handy, try stirring in some chopped up ham
If you've got some handy, try stirring in some chopped up ham
Cream cheese with garlic and herbs if preferred
Cream cheese with garlic and herbs if preferred
Reviews
Guest
★★★★☆ Rated 4 out of 5 stars.This is so simple to create and any veggies you have to hand could be used . I like my pasta with courgettes and peas.
Reviewed on 11/05/15
