A tasty budget dish you can incorporate into your midweek meal menu.
Cook: 15 Mins
Serves: 5
Price: £1 per serving
Nutritional Information
Each 319g serving contains
Energy
6386kj
479kcal
6386kj
479kcal
24%
Fat
16.3g
16.3g
Med
23%
23%
Saturates
4.5g
4.5g
Low
23%
23%
Sugars
7.3g
7.3g
Low
8%
8%
Salt
0.29g
0.29g
Low
5%
5%
1
of your 5-a-dayof your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
2002kj/478kcal
Typical energy values per 100g:
2002kj/478kcal
Ingredients
500g frozen Peas
50g salted Cashews
17.5ml of Lemon juice, plus wedges to serve
30g of fresh Basil
50g Hard Cheese, finely grated & some to serve
350g Pasta Shapes
Black Pepper
Method
1
Cook your peas according to packet instructions in boiling water. Drain and set aside.
2
Add around ¼ of the peas to a food processor along with the salted cashews, lemon juice and fresh basil. Roughly blend, then add the hard cheese and blend again. Season with lots of black pepper.
3
Meanwhile, cook your pasta in boiling water. Set your timer to the packet time minus one minute.
4
Before you drain the pasta, reserve 300ml of pasta water. Add the drained pasta and extra peas back into the pan along with the pea pesto.
5
Pour around 200ml of the pasta water into the pan and cook on a low heat, whilst continuously stirring until the pesto loosens into a nice glossy sauce. If necessary, add more pasta water.
6
Serve with an extra sprinkle of cheese and a crack of black pepper. Enjoy!