5 HEALTHY IDEAS: PASTA

This kitchen staple makes a variety of simple and nutritious meals

- This kitchen staple makes a variety of simple and nutritious meals

Lazy summer pasta

SERVES 2 PREP 15 mins COOK 30 mins EASY V

Heat the oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Chop 1 medium red onion into wedges and 2 courgettes into chunks. Put these and 3 unpeeled garlic cloves in a large ovenproof dish. Add 3 tbsp olive oil, season and stir. Roast for 15 mins. Stir in 250g cherry tomatoes and roast for a further 15 mins. Meanwhile, bring a large pan of salted water to the boil and cook 140g fusilli following pack instructions. Drain the pasta, remove the veg from the oven and peel the garlic cloves when cool enough to handle. Mash the garlic using a fork against the side of the dish and add the pasta. Toss everything together with a handful of basil leaves. Top with grated parmesan or a vegetarian alternative, if you like.

GOOD TO KNOW healthy low cal folate fibre vit c - 3 of 5-a-day

PER SERVING 468 kcals fat 18g- saturates 3g carbs 58g sugars 12g.fibre 9g protein 13g. salt 0.04g

Sausage & butternut squash shells

SERVES 4 PREP 15 mins COOK 35 mins EASY