Quick Pasta with Greens, Garlic & Chilli

A quick easy Friday night supper. Your boy will want to go out drinking with his mates so it needs to be fast and filling. Hopefully pasta will give him the slow burn he needs.

2 heads Spring greens (or Savoy cabbage)

6 tbsp olive oil

1 Onion, finely sliced

1 red chilli, finely chopped

2 cloves garlic, chopped

300g penne pasta

Salt & pepper

Olive oil to drizzle over

Grated cheese

This is super quick and simple. Get a large pan of salted water on to boil, as you’re going to be cooking everything at the same time (It’s not only Jamie Oliver who can do 30 minute suppers). 

Remove the core of the cabbage and any thick outer stems and then shred fairly finely.

Heat the oil in a frying pan and add the onion. After a minute or two, add the garlic and chilli. Stir from tiem to time so it doesn’t catch. You want it softened but not browned.

After 3 or 4 minutes of onion frying, add the pasta to the boiling water. About 3 minutes before the pasta is done, tip in the cabbage.

When the pasta is ready, drain it and the cabbage well. Pour it into the onion mixture in the frying pan, season and mix well.

Plate it up, and drizzle with olive oil and add a good handful of grated cheese. We’re just using cheddar and it’s none the worse for that but some pecorino would be great.

You don’t mind the boy handing you his bowl and giving you an oily kiss before sailing out the front door. He’s left you with the washing up but he won’t be back until midnight so you’ve a night to do whatever you wish with.