Cosy up to this nourishing pasta dish with flavour-packed basil pesto, fetta and roasted pumpkin. Topped with pangrattato for added crunch, it's super special and sure to satisfy.
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1
zucchini
1 packet
Peeled & Chopped Pumpkin
3 clove
garlic
1 bag
baby spinach leaves
½
lemon
1 cube
vegetable stock
1.5 packet
risoni
(Contains Gluten, Wheat; May be present: Egg, Soy. )
1 bag
parsley
½ packet
panko breadcrumbs
(Contains Gluten, Wheat; May be present: Soy. )
1 sachet
basil pesto
(Contains Milk;)
1 block
fetta cheese
(Contains Milk;)
olive oil
2 cup
water
Preheat the oven to 220°C/200°C fan-forced. Cut the zucchini into 2cm half-moons. Place the zucchini and peeled & chopped pumpkin on an oven tray lined with baking paper. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Spread in a single layer and roast until tender, 20-25 minutes.
While the veggies are roasting, finely chop the garlic. Roughly chop the baby spinach leaves. Zest the lemon to get a good pinch, then slice into wedges.
In a medium saucepan, heat a drizzle of olive oil over a medium-high heat. Add 1/2 the garlic and cook until fragrant, 1 minute. Add the water, crumbled vegetable stock (1 cube for 2 people / 2 cubes for 4 people) and risoni (see ingredients). Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat to medium and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the risoni is 'al dente' and the water is absorbed, 13-15 minutes. TIP: Add a splash more water if the risoni looks dry!
While the risoni is cooking, roughly chop the parsley leaves. In a medium frying pan, heat a good drizzle of olive oil over a medium-high heat. Add the panko breadcrumbs (see ingredients) and cook, stirring, until golden brown, 3 minutes. Add the lemon zest, a pinch of chilli flakes (if using) and the remaining garlic and cook until fragrant, 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper and stir through the parsley. Remove from the heat. TIP: Add more or less lemon zest to taste.
Gently stir the roasted veggies, baby spinach, basil pesto, a good squeeze of lemon juice and 1/2 the fetta through the risoni and season with salt and pepper. TIP: Add the veggies to the risoni pan and save on washing up!
Divide the pesto, roast pumpkin and fetta risoni between plates. Sprinkle with the lemon and chilli pangrattato and crumble over the remaining fetta cubes. Serve with any remaining lemon wedges.