‘Cat’s got the Cream’ & Pea Pasta

Fancy something different? Why not try a dreamy cream and pea pasta sauce!

Tiikat loves this sauce it is supurr easy and he loves licking up all the cream!

You can make this sauce with lots of different types of meat, fish or tofu. Why not experiment?

We used the screw-shaped pasta fusilli, inspired by Tiikat’s journal entry Saved by the Screw

Cooking time: 15 minutes
Makes 4 servings

Difficulty:

1 wooden spoon

Ingredients:

  • 300g Fusilli (or other pasta)
  • 200ml Cream (or soy cream)
  • 200g ham, cooked chicken, cooked bacon or fried firm tofu (quantity to taste)
  • 150g frozen peas

Equipment:

  • Saucepans (1 medium for sauce, 1 large for pasta)
  • Colander

Method:

  1. Cook the pasta in a large saucepan of salted boiling water according to the packet’s instructions.
  2. Add peas to the pasta water 2 minutes before the pasta is ready.
  3. Chop the meat or tofu into bitesize pieces.
  4. Warm the cream (or dairy free alternative) in a saucepan with your cooked meat or tofu.
  5. Drain the pasta and peas in a colander and stir through your cream mixture.Season with salt and pepper and serve.

Further Suggestions

Make some crunchy breadcrumbs for a topping by frying breadcrumbs in olive oil with crushed garlic. Add grated parmesan if you want them cheesy.

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