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Creamy pea & watercress pasta
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Creamy pea & watercress pasta

7 ingredients 10 min + 15 min Serves 4 openrecipes
Creamy pea & watercress pasta

This zesty pasta dish is superhealthy and packed with summer flavour

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

431
Calories
15g
Protein
15g
Fat
61g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Pasta 1 cup cooked (140g) 220
Mascarpone 2 tbsp (28g) 120
Peas 1/2 cup (72g) 62
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Watercress 1 cup (34g) 4
Tarragon 1 tsp dried (0.5g) 2

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 350g penne or other short pasta shape
  • 300g fresh peas
  • 1 garlic clove , peeled
  • 100g bag watercress , tough stalks removed
  • 2 tbsp mascarpone
  • 2 tbsp chopped tarragon
  • zest and juice 1 lemon

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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