Creamy Vegetarian Pasta

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Ingredients

  • 3 cups Durum wheat pasta shells
  • 5ml Canola/olive oil
  • ½ Onion finely chopped
  • 2 carrots cut into 1cm cubes 
  • 1 cup snap peas (mange tout) 
  • 2 cups cherry tomatoes
  • 3ml dried thyme
  • 410g tin of salad cut *asparagus (use water as well)
  • 10ml Corn flour and Oat bran, which is high in soluble fiber, can also be used as a thickener.
  • 20ml water
  • 60 ml fat reduced cream options

Method
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  1. Cook pasta until tender and drain
  2. In a large pan heat oil until hot but not smoking, Add onions and carrots and cook until carrots are just softened
  3. Add snap peas and cook gently for 1 minute
  4. Add tomatoes, thyme, a pinch of salt and pepper. Increase the heat and cook on high till tomatoes are soft
  5. Add the asparagus and its water and bring to the boil. Add corn flour mixture and cook, stirring till sauce thickens
  6. Stir in cream-blend well
  7. Toss the sauce and hot pasta together and serve


 This light creamy sauce allows the vegetables to shine through!

 *Asparagus is not suitable for gout sufferers
This dish is suitable for the carbo-loaders preparing for the comrades as it contains lots of long acting carbohydrates with little fat and protein

 Serves 4-6

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