Veggie pasta one-pot
Cut down on the washing-up by cooking everything in the same pot here – even the pasta. Adding just a few tomatoes and peppers means you reap a lot of nutritional benefits – half a pepper qualifies as one of your five-a-day and is packed with vitamin C.
SERVES 4 PREP 15 mins COOK 35 mins EASY V
2 tbsp rapeseed oil
3 red onions (370g), halved and sliced
2 peppers (orange and green), quartered, deseeded and sliced
1 large aubergine (350g), inely chopped
4 large garlic cloves, chopped
2 tbsp smoked paprika
500g passata
1 litre hot vegetable stock, made with
2 tsp bouillon powder
280g wholemeal penne
10g basil, chopped
10 pitted green olives, quartered
90g extra-mature cheddar
Heat the oil in a large pan over a medium heat and fry the onions for 10 mins, stirring often until golden. Add the peppers, aubergine, garlic, paprika, passata and stock. Cover and simmer for 10 mins.
2 Stir in the penne, bring back to the boil, then reduce the heat and cook, covered, for 12-15 mins until the penne is tender. Stir in the basil and olives, then remove from the heat and leave to stand for 5 mins. Divide half the pasta between two plates, and grate half the cheese over the top. Leave the remaining pasta to cool completely and keep chilled for up to four days. To serve, tip into a pan with a splash of water and reheat over a low heat until piping hot. Grate over the remaining cheese.
GOOD TO KNOW healthy • low cal • ibre • vit c
• 4 of 5-a-day
PER SERVING 499 kcals • fat 17g • saturates 6g
• carbs 62g • sugars 16g • ibre 16g • protein 17g
• salt 1.4g