SPEEDY LEMON BUTTER GARLIC PASTA

As you can imagine, we don't eat many ready meals in this household. Occasionally though, I'll make a lemon garlic butter sauce around some pasta - ready in the time it takes to boil the pasta!

Ingredients

350g fresh pasta or 200g dried pasta

25g butter or olive oil

2 cloves garlic

large handful of watercress, rocket or spinach

zest and juice of 1 lemon

large pinch salt & pepper

Bring a pan of salted water to the boil

Throw in the pasta and cook according to packet instructions (fresh pasta only takes 2 minutes once the water is boiling again)

Drain and return to the pan

Add the remaining ingredients...butter, watercress....

...grate in the lemon zest

...squeeze over the lemon juice (1/2 might be enough - taste and see)

....grate in the garlic

Stir and serve

Delicious with green salad!