Smashed Pea Pasta

A guilt free pasta dish with a creamy sauce. All the flavour with none of the calories!

Time
30 minutes
Serves
4
Calories
333

Ingredients

  • 400f frozen peas
  • 125g slendier fettuccine noodles
  • 100g onion, chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • 300g smooth ricotta
  • 400g chicken breast, cut in thin slices
  • 100g bacon, eye only, no fat or rind, diced
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 pinch salt and pepper
  • 1/4 basil leaves, torn

Method

  1. Heat a non stick pan over a medium high heat. Cook the onion peas and garlic the remove from the pan.
  2. Cook the bacon in the pan. While it's cooking blend 3/4 of the pea mixture (saving the rest to top the dish) with the basil, ricotta, salt and pepper. Use the water the thin the sauce as it will thicken a little in the pan.
  3. Throw everything in the pan and toss it around then serve.