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Maggoty dustbin pasta
Serves 12 with other party nibbles or 6 on its own
Easy
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This party dish tastes much nicer than it sounds- flavour orzo with black bean sauce and add peas, sweetcorn, peppers and ham for lots of colour
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- 400g orzopasta
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 2 red pepperschopped
- 326g can sweetcorndrained
- 175g frozen pea
- 3 garlic clovescrushed
- 2 tsp five-spice
- 280g shredded ham
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 220g jar black beansauce
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal228
- fat5g
- saturates1g
- carbs35g
- sugars7g
- fibre4g
- protein11g
- salt2.3g
Method
step 1
Cook the pasta using pack instructions. Drain, run under cold water, and drain again.
step 2
Meanwhile, heat the veg oil in a large pan or wok, add the peppers, sweetcorn, peas, garlic and five-spice and stir-fry for a few mins. Add the ham, soy sauce, ¾ of the black bean sauce and the orzo, stir well and cook for 1-2 mins. Stir in the sesame oil and check seasoning.
step 3
Heat the remaining black bean sauce in microwave. Tip pasta into a large bowl or a small, clean dustbin or cauldron. Drizzle over remaining sauce and let everyone dig in.
