Wholewheat pasta with broccoli & almonds

1 of 5-a-day 10-30 minutes 2 servings 800 kcal or less a week of healthy suppers fibre filling folate good for you healthy pasta long pasta mains pasta quick vitamin c winter meals

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Ingredients

2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil

1 red chilli , deseeded and sliced (add extra chilli if you like)

3 garlic cloves , thinly sliced

250g wholewheat spaghetti

300g thin-stemmed broccoli , cut into pieces

zest 1 lemon

25g flaked toasted almond

parmesan shavings (or vegetarian alternative), to serve

Method

Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil. Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a large frying pan. Add the chilli and garlic, and cook on a low heat until golden. Remove from the heat.

Add the pasta to the water and cook following pack instructions. In the final 4 mins of cooking, add the broccoli. Once cooked, drain and tip into the garlic pan. Add the lemon zest and almonds, and toss together well. Serve in bowls, topped with Parmesan shavings.