Creamy pea & watercress pasta

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

If you have around 25 minutes to spend in the kitchen, Creamy pea & watercress pasta might be a great lacto ovo vegetarian recipe to try. One portion of this dish contains roughly 17g of protein, 5g of fat, and a total of 426 calories. This recipe covers 23% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. This recipe is typical of Mediterranean cuisine. It works well as a rather inexpensive main course. Head to the store and pick up watercress, peas, tarragon, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

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.

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Garlic

Pasta

Water

Peas

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Frying Pan

Drain well, keeping some of the water.

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Water

Put the peas, garlic and watercress in a food processor with 2 tbsp of the pasta cooking water. Whizz to a very rough pure.

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Watercress

Garlic

Pasta

Water

Peas

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Food Processor

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.

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Salt And Pepper