Quick and Easy Pea and Asparagus Pasta Recipe
This simple and quick pea and asparagus pasta recipe just screams with the flavours of spring. Light, bright, and all done in 20 minutes, it is the perfect midweek dinner.
Servings 2 Servings
Calories 532kcal
Ingredients
- 180 g Dried Pasta 6oz (I used Casarecce)
- 200 g Asparagus 1½-2 Cups
- 100 g Peas 1 Cup
- 1 Lemon
- 1 teaspoon Dried Chilli Flakes
- 125 g Feta Cheese 1 Cup
- 3 tablespoon Olive Oil
- Salt To boil the pasta
Instructions
- Bring a 20cm or 8" pan of water to a boil and season generously with salt (2 teaspoons of salt in a pan this size).
- Defrost the peas by running them under cold water (if you are using frozen peas).
- Snap the woody ends off the asparagus, then chop off the spears, leaving them 3-4cm (1½") long and cut the stems into 1cm (½") pieces. Keep the spears and stems separate.
- Zest and squeeze the juice from the lemon, keeping the zest and juice separate.
- Crumble the feta cheese into a bowl.
- When the water is boiling, add the pasta and cook for 30-60 seconds less than the packet instructions (it should be a bit too al dente, but only just).
- Heat a heavy-based frying pan (28cm or 11") over a medium-low heat, and 5 minutes before the pasta is ready, add the oil.When the oil is hot, add the chilli flakes and cook for a minute.
- Add the chopped stalks of the asparagus and cook for 2 minutes, stirring regularly.
- Add the asparagus spears and lemon zest and cook for a minute.
- The pasta should now be ready to drain, taking care to reserve around 75ml of the cooking water.
- Add the pasta and peas to the pan along with half of the lemon juice, adding as much of the pasta cooking water required to create a nice glossy sauce. Toss to coat and have a taste, adding more lemon juice if you wish.
- Finally, remove from the heat and gently stir through most of the feta cheese, saving just enough for garnish when plating.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 532kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 20g | Cholesterol: 45mg | Sodium: 2231mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 8g
