A white bowl filled with pasta shells, sweetcorn, diced chicken, and cherry tomatoes. The bowl sits on a green and white striped tablecloth, accompanied by a glass of water and white flowers in the background.

Mermaid’s Pasta

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Portions : 4
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Total Time : 20 mins

Made With

A green and yellow can of Green Giant sweetcorn, labelled Original Naturally Sweet. The can features an illustration of a giant figure made of leaves, promoting its health benefits. The text highlights it as one of your five-a-day servings, with corn images on the side.
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Ingredients

  • 198g can Green Giant Sweet Corn, drained
  • 300g pasta eg twists, bows or shells
  • 2 medium leeks, (approx 250g) trimmed, washed and thinly sliced
  • 200ml vegetable stock
  • 400g skinless salmon fillets
  • 250g cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 200g reduced fat creme fraiche
  • Small handful basil leaves roughly shredded
Equipment
  • Large saucepan
  • Large deep frying pan

Children love pasta and this is a great dish to introduce fish into a meal.

Preparation

  1. Bring a large pan of water to the boil with1 tsp salt added, cook the pasta as directed on the pack.
  2. Meanwhile put the leeks and stock into the frying pan and simmer for 3 minutes.
  3. Cut the salmon into small pieces add to the pan and simmer for 2 minutes. Add the cherry tomatoes, sweet corn and creme fraiche, bring to simmer and cook for 2 minutes, stirring gently.
  4. Drain the pasta and return to the pan, add the salmon mixture with basil and toss together. Serve immediately in warmed dishes