You can add just about anything to a pasta, an entire veggie garden can be chopped up and tossed through a rich sauce. Sometimes, simple really is best though. Leek, capsicum relish and a little spinach in a creamy tomato sauce is all this dish needs to leave you feeling full and oh-so happy.
The quantities provided above are averages only.
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1 packet
Fusilli
(Contains Gluten(Wheat); May be present Soy, Egg. )
1
Leek
1 sachet
Nan's Special Seasoning
½ packet
cream
(Contains Milk; )
1 tin
tinned cherry tomatoes
1 sachet
vegetable stock powder
1 packet
Chargrilled Capsicum Relish
(Contains Sulphites; )
1 packet
baby leaves
1 packet
Grated Parmesan Cheese
(Contains Milk; )
olive oil
• Half-fill a large saucepan with water, add a generous pinch of salt, then bring to the boil. • Cook fusilli in boiling water, over high heat, until ‘al dente’, 12 minutes. • Reserve pasta water (1 cup for 2 people / 2 cups for 4 people). Drain fusilli, then return to saucepan.
• Meanwhile, thinly slice leek. Drain tinned cherry tomatoes. • In a large frying pan, heat a drizzle of olive oil over medium-high heat. When oil is hot, cook leek, stirring, until softened, 3-4 minutes. • Add Nan's special seasoning and cook until fragrant, 1 minute.
TIP: Reserve and refrigerate the passata from the cherry tomatoes to use in another meal!
• Add cherry tomatoes and simmer, lightly crushing with a spatula, 1-2 minutes. • Reduce heat to medium, then add cream (see ingredients), vegetable stock powder and some reserved pasta water (1/2 cup for 2 people / 1 cup for 4 people) and simmer until slightly thickened, 2-3 minutes. • Remove pan from heat, then add chargrilled capsicum relish, cooked fusilli and baby leaves. Stir to combine. Generously season with salt and pepper.
TIP: Add a splash more pasta water if the sauce looks too thick.
• Divide rich leek and greens fusilli between bowls. • Sprinkle over grated Parmesan cheese to serve. Enjoy!