Sunday 9 June 2013

Pasta and Beans!

Okay so here is a great vegetarian dish I tried the other day and I loved it!!

Serves: 1 person
Cooking time: 10-20 minutes
Cooking temp:  hob on high to medium heat
Keeps for: 3 days in the fridge
Average cost: 
Calories: 348

Ingredients:
  • 50 grams of pasta (use gluten free is you need it!)
  • 1/2 teaspoon of olive oil 
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 60 grams of asparagus
  • 30 grams of green beans 
  • 50 grams of sugar snap peas or board beans or both!
  • 50 grams of peas
  • Zest and juice of half a lemon
  • 1 teaspoon of extra virgin olive oil (could just use normal olive oil)
  • Parmesan cheese


What you need:
  • 2 Sauce pans
  • Colander
  • Chopping board
  • Cutting knife
  • Spoon or ladle 
  • Small bowl
  • Zester (like a really fine cheese grater)
  • Teaspoon
  • Weighing scales
  • Cheese grater


How to make it:
  1. Cook pasta in the sauce pan of boiling water according to the packet instructions.
  2. Put a the frying pan on the hob, and add one teaspoon of oil. 
  3. Peel and chop up the garlic and put in the sauce pan. 
  4. Cut the asparagus in halves and shell and skin the board beans, the sugar snaps go in the pan as they are, same with the peas (can be frozen). 
  5. Add the veg and stir to mix everything together. 
  6. Add into the pan containing the veg, a ladlefull/ 3 tablespoons of water from the pasta pan.
  7. Put a lid on the pan and leave to cook for about 5 to 7 minutes. 
  8. Peel the lemon vest and squeeze the juice out into a small bowl. 
  9. Drain the pasta, and put in your bowl (the one you will eat out of).
  10. Drain the veg and put back in the pan. Add the lemon juice and zest to the veg, also add the extra virgin olive oil (or just normal olive oil). Stir to mix.

  11. Add the veg to the pasta and add the parmesan.
  12. DONE! now ENJOY!
Uni Yums ♥

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