Spanakopita pasta
Take inspiration from the Greek pie spanakopita for this quick and easy pasta, which includes fresh spinach, feta, dill and lemon. It's a great weeknight dish
- 2 large onions
- 2 large garlic cloves
- 40g pine nuts
- 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oilplus extra to serve
- pinch of chilli flakes
- 220g baby spinach
- 10g dill
- 10g parsley
- ½ lemon
- 400g pasta shells
- 200g feta
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal716
- fat30g
- saturates9g
- carbs82g
- sugars10glow
- fibre9g
- protein25g
- salt1.31g
Method
step 1
Thinly slice the onions and crush the garlic. Heat a large, dry frying pan over a medium heat. Once hot, sprinkle in the pine nuts and cook for 3-4 mins, shuffling the pan until toasted. Transfer to a bowl and pour the oil into the frying pan. Add the onion and a pinch of salt and fry for 12 mins or until softened. Add the garlic and chilli flakes and fry for 2 mins. Wash the spinach in a colander and tip into the pan, cover with a lid and cook for 5 mins or until wilted.
step 2
Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil and meanwhile finely chop the dill and parsley, and zest and juice the lemon. Add the pasta to the pan and cook following pack instructions. Drain the pasta, reserving a mug of pasta cooking water. Toss in the pan with the onion. Crumble in the feta, stir in the herbs, pine nuts, lemon juice and zest. Add a small splash of pasta water to loosen and season to taste. Spoon into bowls and finish with a drizzle of olive oil.








