Serves 5

Ingredients

120g pasta shapes
1 small tin aduki beans
1 small tin flagelot beans
1 small tin butter beans
Half red pepper, chopped
1tomato finely chopped
Half tbsp olive oil
Juice of half a lemon
Half tbsp chopped, fresh thyme
Half tbsp french mustard (consider reducing or removing french mustard from the ingredients if meal is for very young children.)

What to do

1. Cook pasta, plunge it into cold water and drain thoroughly.

2. In a small bowl, mix together the dressing (lemon juice, thyme, mustard and olive oil.)

3. Drain and rinse the beans. Mix with the chopped tomato, red pepper and pasta. Pour the dressing over the top and serve.

Good source of protein, iron and carbohydrate.

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