Name: Creamy pea & watercress pasta
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 350g penne or other short pasta shape; 300g fresh peas; 1 garlic clove peeled; 100g bag watercress tough stalks removed; 2 tbsp mascarpone; 2 tbsp chopped tarragon; zest and juice 1 lemon

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Creamy pea & watercress pasta

Creamy pea & watercress pasta

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Serves 4

Easy

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 15 mins

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This zesty pasta dish is superhealthy and packed with summer flavour

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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350g penne

or other short pasta shape
300g fresh peas
1 garlic clove

peeled
100g bag watercress

tough stalks removed
2 tbsp mascarpone
2 tbsp chopped tarragon
zest and juice 1 lemon

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal410
fat7g
saturates3g
carbs76g
sugars4g
fibre7g
protein17g
salt0.08g

low

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.

RECIPE TIPS

VARIATIONS

This recipe would be equally delicious made with the same quantity of shelled and podded broad beans instead of peas. You could also use mint instead of tarragon.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, July 2010

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