A speedy three ingredient cheese and pea pasta. Quick and easy to whip up in 10 minutes for a simple lunch or dinner for kids.
If you’re at that point in the school holidays where you’ve run out of meal ideas for the kids then know that you’re not alone! Cooking and recipes is my job but I still get tired of thinking of what to feed the family on a daily basis!
This idea is super simple and I often make it for the kids for a speedy hot lunch. It’s barely a recipe to be honest, just three ingredients! But it’s quick, easy and cheap to make too.
Ingredients & Substitutions
The three ingredients needed for this recipe are:
- Pasta – I used macaroni but any pasta shapes will work
- Frozen Peas – If your children don’t like peas then you can substitute for frozen sweetcorn or mixed frozen veggies will work too as long as they are chopped small.
- Cheese Spread – I love the Seriously Spreadable brand but any kind of cheese spread is good.
Cook the pasta according to the package instructions. Add the frozen peas for the last 3 minutes of cooking.
Keep a little of the pasta cooking water back before draining the pasta and peas.
Add the pasta and peas back into the saucepan and add the cheese spread, a long with a splash of the pasta water.
Mix well and add a little more pasta water until the cheese spread has melted and you get a nice sauce consistency.
Serve up immediately and watch your kid devour this tasty meal!
If you try my Cheesy Pea Pasta recipe, then please do leave me a comment and a star rating below. You can also share your pictures with me on Instagram. I always love to see your creations!
You may also enjoy my Creamy Sausage & Broccoli Pasta recipe
3 Ingredient Cheesy Pea Pasta
Prep Time: 1 minute- Cook Time: 9 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
Yield: 2 1x
Category: Lunch
Cuisine: Pasta
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A speedy three ingredient cheese and pea pasta. Quick and easy to whip up in 10 minutes for a simple lunch or dinner for kids.
Ingredients
- 180g macaroni
- 100g frozen peas
- 100g cheese spread
Instructions
- Cook the pasta in a large saucepan on the hob in boiling water according to the package instructions.
- Add the frozen peas for the last 3 minutes of cooking.
- Remove a little of the pasta cooking water and set aside in a cup.
- Drain the pasta and peas and add them back into the saucpean.
- Add the cheese spread along with a little of the pasta water and mix well until the cheese spread has melted.
- You can add another splash of pasta water to get a nice sauce consistency.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
This pasta recipe is best eaten straight after cooking. However it will keep in the fridge for 2 days. You may need to add a little more cheese spread or maybe a splash of milk when reheating.
Amy says
What kind of cheese spread do you use? I am really only seeing cream cheese spread and a pub-like spreadable cheese
Vicky says
I love the Seriously Spreadable brand but any kind of cheese spread is good.
Rahana Ali says
My 2 year old has gotten so fussy the last couple of months and refuses a lot of the foods he used to love so I was searching for quick and easy pasta dish and came across this one. He always picks out the veg these days but somehow managed to eat some of the peas and gobbled up all the pasta which was a miracle! Thank you for the recipe and will try a hidden beg recipe next!
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Vicky says
Hi Rahana, this makes us so happy to hear this 😊 theirs nothing better than hearing a success story. We would love you to keep us updated on how he is getting on. As you are aware we have lots of ‘Hidden Veggie’ recipes. We have one particular one that people love Frozen Veggie Packs as they are always in your freezer and ready to add to lots of different meals /www.myfussyeater.com/frozen-veggie-packs/
Thank you for coming back to share this with us.We wish you the best of luck and hopefully we will hear from you again.
Georgia says
Tried this recipe out on my extremely fussy 5 year old, she firstly complained that see could see the peas, I manged to convince her to at least try it, and by my surprise she eat at least half the bowl. Going to try out your hidden veggie sauce next. I’ll come back and let you know how it goes. Thank you My Fussy Eater. x
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Tara Heeman says
Can u use grated cheese
Jane says
I make this at least once a week for my two children, and they love it. When is your new book available to order please ?
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Vicky says
Fantastic news! The book is available NOW to preorder on Amazon.There is a link on our website home page. Hope you enjoy all the recipes.
Charlotte Ann says
Love this !
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Vicky says
Fantastic! please let us know if you try anymore of our recipes. We love to hear your feedback.