Name: Pasta in brodo
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 10-15 minutes
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 120g wholemeal pasta shapes (dried weight); 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 onion, finely chopped; 1 yellow pepper, chopped; 1 carrot, diced; 300ml vegetable stock, or 500ml reduced-salt vegetable stock; 1 heaped tsp dried oregano; 2 large vine tomatoes, chopped; 50g fresh frozen endamame beans, defrosted; 2 cabbage leaves, chopped; 2 tsp pesto; 10g Parmesan cheese, to serve

A great dish to use up dried, broken-up pasta and any vegetables you fancy.

Serves

Prep

10 minutes

Cook

10-15 minutes

Each 484g serving contains (excludes serving suggestion)

KCal

463

Carbs

60.4g

Fibre

15.0g

Protein

15.8g

Fat

14.3g

Saturates

2.3g

Sugars

17.6g

Salt

0.51g

Fruit/Veg Portion

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Ingredients

120g wholemeal pasta shapes (dried weight)

1 tbsp olive oil

1 onion, finely chopped

1 yellow pepper, chopped

1 carrot, diced

300ml vegetable stock, or 500ml reduced-salt vegetable stock

1 heaped tsp dried oregano

2 large vine tomatoes, chopped

50g fresh frozen endamame beans, defrosted

2 cabbage leaves, chopped

2 tsp pesto

10g Parmesan cheese, to serve

Method

Step 1

Add the pasta to a pan of boiling water, cook for 8 minutes, then drain.

Step 2

Meanwhile, add the olive oil to a pan and mix in the onion, yellow pepper and carrot. Stir regularly for 5 minutes, until starting to brown.

Step 3

Add the stock and oregano, bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and add the endamame beans and cabbage. Bring back to a gentle boil, stirring regularly for 2 minutes.

Step 4

Add the pasta, bring back again to a gentle boil, then remove from the heat.

Step 5

Divide into two bowls and add a blob of pesto to each. To serve, sprinkle with plenty of black pepper and a little parmesan cheese.

Recipe tips

This is great for using up any dried, broken-up pasta and almost any vegetables.
Choose reduced-salt stock to lower the salt in this dish, or make your own.
Freezing instructions: Suitable for freezing once cooked. Then defrost in the fridge or microwave and reheat until piping hot throughout.

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Pasta in brodo

Ingredients