A bowl of spaghetti in pesto sauce

Pesto pasta

Name: Pesto pasta
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 500g pack spaghetti fresh or dried; 2-3 tbsp pesto from a jar, or see tip below to make your own; 50g parmesan (or vegetarian alternative), shaved or grated

Mary Cadogan

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Serves 6

Easy

Total time: 5 mins

5 mins work

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Make our filling pesto pasta recipe for a quick, family-friendly dish you can throw together with storecupboard ingredients. This supper couldn't be easier.

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Ingredients

Nutrition

Units:

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500g pack spaghetti

fresh or dried
2-3 tbsp pesto

from a jar, or see tip below to make your own
50g parmesan

(or vegetarian alternative), shaved or grated

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal336
fat5g
saturates2g
carbs62g
sugars0g
fibre2g
protein14g
salt0.23g

low

Method

step 1

Boil spaghetti in a large pan according to pack instructions. Drain well, then return to the pan with the pesto and half the Parmesan. Toss well, then tip into a serving bowl and sprinkle with the remaining Parmesan.

Make your own jar of classic pesto with our easy recipe.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, May 2005

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