CREAMY TAGLIATELLE WITH FENNEL

Creamy tagliatelle with fennel image

An easy veggie midweek pasta dish ready in under 30 minutes

Provided by Good Food team

Time 25m

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 tbsp olive oil
2 heads fennel , halved and thinly sliced
2 tsp fennel seeds
3 garlic cloves , finely chopped
300g tagliatelle or fettucine
large pinch lemon zest and a squeeze of juice
6 tbsp mascarpone
handful flat-leaf parsley , roughly chopped

Steps:

Add the oil to a non-stick frying pan. Tip in the fennel and cook for 10 mins until soft and slightly golden, adding the fennel seeds and garlic for the final 3 mins of cooking.
Meanwhile, cook the pasta following pack instructions, reserving a few tbsp of the cooking water for the sauce.
Stir the lemon zest, juice, mascarpone and most of the parsley into the fennel mixture. Heat through then toss in the cooked pasta and a few tbsp of the cooking water. Give everything a good stir and season. Scatter over the remaining parsley and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 403 calories, Fat 14 grams fat, SaturatedFat 7 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 62 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 3 grams sugar, Fiber 4 grams fiber, Protein 11 grams protein, Sodium 0.09 milligram of sodium