Name: Wholewheat pasta with broccoli & almonds
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; 1 red chilli deseeded and sliced (add extra chilli if you like); 3 garlic cloves thinly sliced; 250g wholewheat spaghetti; 300g thin-stemmed broccoli cut into pieces; zest 1 lemon; 25g flaked toasted almond; parmesan shavings (or vegetarian alternative), to serve

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Wholewheat pasta with broccoli & almonds

Wholewheat pasta with broccoli & almonds

Jennifer Joyce

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Serves 2

Easy

Prep: 5 mins

Cook: 15 mins

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Ingredients

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2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
1 red chilli

deseeded and sliced (add extra chilli if you like)
3 garlic cloves

thinly sliced
250g wholewheat spaghetti
300g thin-stemmed broccoli

cut into pieces
zest 1 lemon
25g flaked toasted almond
parmesan

shavings (or vegetarian alternative), to serve

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal638
fat23g
saturates3g
carbs82g
sugars6g
fibre16g
protein26g
salt0g

low

Method

step 1

Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil. Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a large frying pan. Add the chilli and garlic, and cook on a low heat until golden. Remove from the heat.
step 2

Add the pasta to the water and cook following pack instructions. In the final 4 mins of cooking, add the broccoli. Once cooked, drain and tip into the garlic pan. Add the lemon zest and almonds, and toss together well. Serve in bowls, topped with Parmesan shavings.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, January 2013

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