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Super green pasta

Name: Super green pasta
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Italian recipes
Ingredients: 500g penne pasta; 200g pot of houmous; 1 avocado, roughly chopped; 1 courgette, roughly chopped; 200ml light coconut milk; 100g defrosted frozen peas; Finely grated zest and juice of ½ lemon; The leaves of 5-6 fresh mint sprigs; Extra squeeze of lemon, lemon zest, black pepper, a few torn mint leaves and sea salt flakes, to serve

Published: 29 Oct 18
Updated: 18 Mar 24

Who knew that a pot of houmous could make such a fabulous, quick and creamy pasta sauce? We did. Whizz all the ingredients together until silky smooth, then stir through penne pasta for an easy midweek meal.

Easy
September 2018

Test kitchen approved

Serves 6
Hands-on time 20 min

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 500kcals
Fat: 18g (4.4g saturated)
Protein: 15g
Carbohydrates: 65.6g (3.2g sugars)
Fibre: 8.9g
Salt: 0.3g

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Ingredients

500g penne pasta
200g pot of houmous
1 avocado, roughly chopped
1 courgette, roughly chopped
200ml light coconut milk
100g defrosted frozen peas
Finely grated zest and juice of ½ lemon
The leaves of 5-6 fresh mint sprigs
Extra squeeze of lemon, lemon zest, black pepper, a few torn mint leaves and sea salt flakes, to serve

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Method

Cook the pasta according to the pack instructions. Put a the houmous,
avocado, courgette, coconut milk, peas, the finely grated zest and juice of ½ lemon, the leaves of 5-6 fresh mint sprigs and plenty of salt and pepper in a blender. Whizz until completely smooth and bright green.
Once cooked, drain the pasta, return to the pan and toss with the avocado sauce over a medium heat until well coated (but don’t heat too much – think of it as a saucy pesto). Taste, then add an extra squeeze of lemon, if needed. Sprinkle over a little lemon zest, some black pepper, a few torn mint leaves and some sea salt flakes to serve.