Pasta with Halloumi

I like simple, healthy meals that I can make fairly quickly after work. It couldn’t be easier than whole-wheat pasta with vegetables, especially if you use frozen veg that you cook together with the pasta, but such a dish can be changed up a bit. Recently, I fried up some halloumi in a minty oil and served that over our pasta, so we had a lovely green and cream dish with plenty of vegetables and some cheesey protein too. This dish is easily varied according to whatever fresh or frozen vegetables you have around.

Ingredients:
whole-wheat pasta (about 300 g for 2 people, including some leftovers for lunch the next day)
200 g frozen peas
200 g frozen broccoli
200 g frozen spinach
olive oil
2 tsp dried mint
1 package halloumi cheese
salt, pepper, and mint to taste

Instructions:
1. Boil the pasta with the peas and broccoli.
2. Put the spinach in a frying pan with olive oil and cook it until it defrosts.
3. Move the spinach to the sides of the pan and add the mint and a little bit more oil.
4. Slice the halloumi and fry it in the minty oil.
5. Drain the pasta and veg.
6. Divide the pasta and vegetables amongst bowls and top with spinach and halloumi.
7. Season with salt, pepper, and more mint.