Butter bean, spinach & lemon orecchiette

A storecupboard pasta that comes together in the time the water boils. Butter beans make it substantial, and lemon zest keeps it bright.

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£1.33a portion

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Cook the orecchiette in a large pan of salted boiling water on the hob until al dente. Before draining, scoop out a mugful of the pasta water and keep it to one side.
Set a wide frying pan on a medium heat while the pasta cooks, and warm the olive oil in it. Stir in the chilli and garlic and cook for 1 minute, until fragrant but not coloured.
Tip in the tinned tomatoes and butter beans and simmer for 8 minutes. Crush some of the beans against the side of the pan as they cook, to thicken the sauce.
Add the drained orecchiette and the spinach to the sauce with a splash of the saved pasta water. Toss until the spinach wilts and the sauce clings to every piece.
Take the pan off the heat and stir through the lemon zest and juice and the parsley. Serve with the parmesan scattered over, if you like.