Farfalle With Broccoli, Courgette, Sundried Tomatoes and Feta

Farfalle With Broccoli, Courgette, Sundried Tomatoes and Feta

Ready in 25 minutes Serves 3
This dish most recently appeared in My Veggie (4 Nights For 2) on Sunday, May 8, 2016.

A tasty vegetarian pasta.


Ingredients

FARFALLE, VEGGIES AND FETA

  • 1 head broccoli, cut into small florets
  • 250g farfalle bow pasta
  • 50g slivered almonds
  • 40g semi-dried tomatoes
  • 1 courgette, sliced in half lengthways then sliced 1cm
  • 100g feta cheese
  • 100g baby spinach leaves
  • 70g sundried tomato pesto

Steps

  1. a large pot of salted water to the boil.
  2. Cook broccoli in pot of boiling water for 1–2 minutes, or until bright and just tender. Remove with a large, slotted spoon and set aside. Keep pot (with water) on heat.
  3. Cook pasta in same pot of boiling water for 10ƒ–12 minutes, or according to packet instructions, until just tender. Drain, return to pot and drizzle with olive oil to prevent sticking.
  4. While pasta is cooking, toast almonds in a medium, dry fry-pan for about 1 minute, or until golden. Remove from pan and set aside. Finely slice semi-dried tomatoes; crumble feta; roughly chop spinach; set all aside.
  5. Heat a drizzle of oil in same pan used to toast almonds on medium heat. Cook courgette and broccoli for 1 minute, until courgette is tender.
  6. Toss cooked pasta with almonds, broccoli, courgette, semi-dried tomatoes, feta, spinach and sundried tomato pesto. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  7. Spoon farfalle with broccoli, courgette, semi-dried tomatoes and feta onto plates.

Nutritional Information

Energy 2696 kj
644 kcal
Protein 26.6g
Carbohydrate 67.9g
Fat 27.9g