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Fast and healthy high-fibre pasta
Fast and healthy high-fibre pasta
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Prep Time:
20 minutes
Cook Time:
30 minutes
Total Time:
50 minutes
Slimming pasta dish with high fiber content for pasta-loving dieters.
Ingredients:
  • Olive oil, to grease
  • 500g jap pumpkin, deseeded, peeled, cut into 2cm pieces
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed
  • 4.60 gm extra virgin olive oil
  • Salt & freshly ground black pepper
  • 4 red capsicums, quartered, deseeded
  • 1 x 500g pkt wholemeal spaghetti
  • 200g reduced-fat feta, crumbled
  • 125g pitted kalamata olives, halved lengthways
  • 62.50 ml finely shredded fresh basil
  • Mixed salad leaves, to serve
Instructions:
  • 1. Preheat the oven to 200°C. 2. Lightly grease 2 baking trays with oil. 3. In a bowl, combine pumpkin, garlic, and oil. Season with salt and pepper, gently tossing to mix. 4. Place pumpkin on one prepared tray and capsicum on the other. 5. Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes until pumpkin is golden and capsicum is tender. 6. Let it cool for 5 minutes before serving.
  • Cook the pasta in a large saucepan of salted boiling water according to the package instructions until al dente. Drain and return to the pan.
  • Slice the capsicum thinly, then combine it with the pasta, pumpkin, feta, olives, and basil. Gently toss everything together until just combined, then season with salt and pepper to taste.
  • Portion out the pasta into individual serving bowls and optionally serve with fresh salad leaves.

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