with Basil Pesto & Parmesan
You can never really go wrong with ‘al dente’ fusilli, especially when it is paired with some tasty ingredients, such as asparagus, leek, garlic, basil pesto and Parmesan!
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Light cooking cream
1 packet
Vegetable stock pot
1 sachet
Garlic
2
Parmesan cheese
1 packet
Baby spinach leaves
1 packet
Basil pesto
1 packet
Leek
1
Asparagus
1
Garlic & herb seasoning
1 sachet
Fusilli
1
Olive oil
1 drizzle
• Boil the kettle. Heat a large saucepan over high heat with a pinch of salt. Add boiling water to saucepan. • Cook fusilli in the boiling water until ‘al dente’, 11 minutes. Reserve some pasta water(see ingredients). • Drain and return pasta to saucepan.
• Meanwhile, trim ends of asparagus and cut into thirds. Thinly slice leek. Finely chop garlic. • Heat a large frying pan over medium-high heat with a drizzle of olive oil. Cook leek and asparagus, stirring, until softened, 4-5 minutes. Add a dash of water to pan to help asparagus cook.• Add garlic and garlic & herb seasoning and cook until fragrant, 1-2 minutes.
• Reduce heat to medium, then add light cooking cream, stock concentrate and the reserved pasta water, simmer until slightly thickened, 1-2 minutes. • Add basil pesto, cooked fusilli and baby spinach leaves. Stir to combine and season to taste with salt and pepper. TIP: Add a splash more pasta water if the sauce looks too thick.
• Divide creamy asparagus and leek fusilli between bowls.• Sprinkle over Parmesan to serve. Enjoy! Little cooks: Add the finishing touch by sprinkling over the Parmesan!
3080
kJ
Energy (kJ)
737
kcal
Calories
37.5
g
Fat
13.4
g
of which saturates
75.7
g
Carbohydrate
9.9
g
of which sugars
8.2
g
Dietary Fibre
22.9
g
Protein
0
mg
Cholesterol
938
mg
Sodium