Email the ingredients

Please enter a valid email address
Terms of Use. We will send you an email containing the ingredients list and method for this recipe as well as a link to access it on Tesco Real Food. This service involves no registration or subscription.
You should receive an email shortly.
Add this recipe to your binder

Please log in to add this recipe

This recipe is in your binder

Go to binder
Share this recipe

Cheesy pea pasta salad recipe

5 ratings

Fill your kids' lunchboxes with this bright and vibrant pasta salad – perfect for a healthy lunch option at school. Served with a crisp tomato and cucumber salad and an apple for added sweetness, this will be a hit. See method

Serves 2
5 mins to prepare and 10 mins to cook
481 calories / serving
Freezable
Healthy
Vegetarian

Ingredients

120g penne
200g frozen peas
4 tbsp 50% less fat soft cheese
½ lemon, zested and juiced
70g reduced-fat salad cheese
4 cherry tomatoes, quartered
¼ cucumber, sliced into half-moons
60g iceberg lettuce, shredded
1 tsp olive oil
2 apples

If you haven't got penne, try using fusilli or another short pasta

Each serving contains

Energy
2030kj
481kcal 24%
Fat
11g 16%
Saturates
5g 26%
Sugars
22g 24%
Salt
0.8g 13%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 68g Protein 23g Fibre 9.3g

Method

Cook the pasta to pack instructions; drain, reserving 2 tbsp of the cooking water.
Meanwhile, blanch the peas in boiling water for 3 mins. Drain, then transfer ¾ of them to a food processor with the soft cheese, lemon zest and juice; blitz until smooth. Crumble in the salad cheese and remaining whole peas, then mix well.
Return the pasta to the pan with the reserved cooking water and add the pea and cheese mix; stir to combine. Mix the tomatoes, cucumber and lettuce and drizzle over the oil. Divide the pasta between 2 lunchboxes, with the tomato salad and an apple each.

Freezing and defrosting guidelines

Freeze pea 'pesto' only. In order to enjoy optimum flavour and quality, frozen items are best used within 3 months of their freezing date. For more tips on freezing and defrosting food, read our article Love Your Freezer.

See more Easy recipes for kids

Cooking for children: There are no reference intakes for children and all of these recipes are based on recommendations for an adult woman's portion size. In children of different ages, there is variation in their energy (calorie) requirements and nutrient recommendations. If you are interested in which portion size is best for your child, you can visit the School Food Standards.