Pea Pasta

Pea Pasta

One of my flatmates at uni was half Italian and she shared with me this delicious recipe. The idea of having peas and pasta together was new to me, but the combination works perfectly creating a thick creamy sauce that coats the pasta well. I tried this dish out at home blindly trying to recreate her recipe and it was an immediate success with my family. It is an extremely easy dish to make, as well as being healthy and cheap to make. 

Ingredients (2 portions) :

• 1 tin of mushy peas
• 1 half of a onion (red or white)
• vegetable stock 
• chilli flakes 
• 140g of dried pasta
• salt and pepper to season 

Method:

Chop the onion into small squares and fry in a saucepan with a small lug of oil. Once they have soften take them off the heat and put them in a saucepan. Open the tin of mushy peas and pour these into the saucepan as well and put on a low heat.

Make up the vegetable stock in a pint of water and add this into the mixture, put in the pasta and allow to boil for a minute before turning it down to simmer for 10 or 15 minutes. Add water where necessary. Whilst cooking the mixture may stick to the bottom of the pan to stir frequently and keep on a low heat. When the pasta has softened and the sauce has reduced and thickened it will be ready to serve. Mix in the chilli flakes depending how spicy you like it. Add in the salt and pepper to taste.

A slightly unhealthier but tasty option would be to serve with parmesan.