HARD WHEAT CASARECCE PASTA WITH PEA CREAM, CLAMS AND WHOLEGRAIN CRUMBLE

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DIFFICULTY: EASY

PREPARATION: 20 MIN

COOKING time: 40 MIN

FOR: 4 PEOPLE

FIRST DISH

SUITABLE FOR: IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA

INGREDIENTS

  • 240 hard wheat casarecce pasta
  • 300g green peas
  • 250g clams
  • 40g hard wheat bread
  • 30g Extra virgin olive oil
  • 10g garlic
  • 10g parsley
  • 4g salt

NUTRITIONAL DATA

  • Energy value for 4 people: kcal 1557 – Carbohydrates: 235.32g – Protein 72.66g – Lipids: 42.42 – Tot fiber: 30.11g – Iron: 45.22mg
  • Energy value for 1 person: kcal 389.25 – Carbohydrates: 58.83g – Protein 18.16g – Lipids: 10.60g – Tot fiber: 7.52g – Iron: 11,305mg

METHOD

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Rinse the peas well.  Put 300g of water in pot.  Add peas. Bring to the boil and cook for about 20 minutes. Once cooked, blend to obtain a sauce.

Meanwhile, put the clams in a bowl of water a with 1g of salt. Leave for about 20 minutes so as to to clean them out from any sand may be inside.

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In the meanwhile, cut the hard wheat bread into cubes and bake in the oven at a temperature of 180 degrees for a few minutes. Once baked, crush to obtain crumble. Open clams and wash well.

Put the clams and a clove of garlic in a non-stick frying pan and cook over low heat for 3 minutes. Then add pea sauce and cook for another 5 minutes. Meanwhile, cook the pasta, drain and pour directly into the pan with the clams.  Decorate by adding a sprinkling of crumbled bread, a few leaves of parsley and raw oil.