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Lunchbox pasta salad

Pasta salad served in a lunchbox

Lunchbox pasta salad

Name: Lunchbox pasta salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 11 min
Total time: 26 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 400g pasta; 4-5 tbsp fresh pesto; 1 tbsp mayonnaise; 2 tbsp Greek yogurt; ½ lemon juiced; 200g mixed cooked veg such as peas, green beans, courgette (chop the beans and courgette into pea-sized pieces); 100g cherry tomatoes quartered; 200g cooked chicken ham, prawns, hard-boiled egg or cheese

Lulu Grimes

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Serves 4

Easy

Prep: 15 mins

Cook: 11 mins

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Rustle up this pasta salad for kids' lunchboxes. Customise with ham, prawns or eggs for a dose of protein – or cheese if catering for vegetarian diets

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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400g pasta
4-5 tbsp fresh pesto
1 tbsp mayonnaise
2 tbsp Greek yogurt
½ lemon

juiced
200g mixed cooked veg

such as peas, green beans, courgette (chop the beans and courgette into pea-sized pieces)
100g cherry tomatoes

quartered
200g cooked chicken

ham, prawns, hard-boiled egg or cheese

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Nutrition: Per serving

kcal528
fat16g
saturates3g
carbs69g
sugars5g
fibre8g
protein23g
salt1.2g

Method

step 1

Cook the pasta in boiling water until it is al dente, so about 11 mins, but refer to the pack instructions. Drain and tip into a bowl. Stir in the pesto and leave to cool.
step 2

When the pasta is cool, stir through the mayo, yogurt, lemon juice and veg. Spoon into lunchboxes or on to pasta plates and put the cooked chicken or protein of your choice on top. Chill until ready to eat if intended for a packed lunch.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, September 2018

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