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lemon pasta with broad beans and broccoli

LEMON PASTA WITH BROAD BEANS AND BROCCOLI

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This easy lemon pasta with broad beans and broccoli cooks up in minutes and is bursting with flavor. Simple and scrumptious pasta in lemony sauce with creamy broad beans and tender broccoli perfect as a quick meal.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Appetizer, Main Course, Salad
Cuisine Asian, Filipino, Italian
Servings 4

Equipment

  • 1 saucepan
  • 1 slotted spoon
  • 1 chopping board
  • 1 knife
  • 1 mixing bowl
  • 2 mixing spoons

Ingredients
  

  • 200 grams fusilli pasta or your favourite pasta shape
  • 1 tsp salt or to taste
  • 100 grams broccoli florets fresh
  • 100 grams broad beans podded
  • 5-8 sun-dried tomatoes roughly chopped
  • 8 ounces rmozzarella balls hand-torn
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice or 4 for a zingy lemon taste
  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • ground black pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Cook pasta in salted boiling water according to packet instructions. Drain the pasta and set aside.
  • In the same pot, of boiling water, blanch the broccoli and broad beans for two minutes.
  • Scoop out with a slotted spoon and set aside.
  • In a mixing bowl, add the cooked pasta, vegetables, sun-dried tomatoes, and hand-torn mozzarella balls.
  • Drizzle with lemon juice and olive oil and sprinkle ground pepper. Toss all the ingredients until well combined and let the flavours blend to create a vibrant pasta dish.

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