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Creamy Pesto Pasta

Creamy Pesto Pasta

with Double Serrano Shards

This Creamy Pesto Pasta is a crowd pleaser and is one to get the family round the dinner table for. Super simple to make, and easily customised to suit the kids too.

Tags:
Calorie Smart
•Family Friendly
Allergens:
Cereals containing gluten
•Milk
•Egg

Boxes and ingredients are packed in facilities that handles Peanut, Nuts, Sesame, Fish, Crustaceans, Milk, Egg, Mustard, Celery, Soya, Gluten and Sulphites. Due to the war in Ukraine, it has been necessary to substitute sunflower oil with rapeseed oil in some products without a label change. The FSA have advised that allergic reactions to rapeseed oil are rare.

Preparation Time25 minutes
Cooking time20 minutes
DifficultyEasy

Ingredients

serving amount

80 grams

Green Beans

2 unit(s)

Garlic Clove

180 grams

Penne Pasta

(Contains Cereals containing gluten)

8 slice(s)

Serrano Ham

75 grams

Creme Fraiche

(Contains Milk)

10 grams

Chicken Stock Paste

32 grams

Fresh Pesto

(Contains Milk)

20 grams

Grated Hard Italian Style Cheese

(Contains Milk, Egg)

Not included in your delivery

50 milliliter(s)

Water for the Sauce

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Nutritional information

Energy (kJ)2972 kJ
Energy (kcal)710 kcal
Fat28.7 g
of which saturates12.7 g
Carbohydrate70.6 g
of which sugars5.9 g
Protein40 g
Salt5.13 g
Always refer to the product label for the most accurate ingredient and allergen information.

Utensils

•Garlic Press
•Large Saucepan
•Colander
•Pan
•Paper Towel

Instructions

Start the Prep
1

a) Bring a large saucepan of water to the boil with 1/2 tsp salt for the penne. 

b) Trim the green beans, then cut into thirds.

c) Peel and grate the garlic (or use a garlic press).

Cook the Pasta
2

a) When boiling, add the penne to the water and bring back to the boil. 

b) Cook until tender, 12 mins. Halfway through, add the green beans and cook for the remaining time, 6 mins.

c) Once the pasta is cooked and the beans are tender, drain in a colander and pop back in the pan. Drizzle with oil and stir through to stop it sticking together.

Crisp the Serrano
3

a) Meanwhile, heat a drizzle of oil in a large frying pan on medium-high heat.

b) Once hot, lay the Serrano ham into the pan and fry until crisp, 2-3 mins each side.

c) Once crispy, transfer to a plate covered in kitchen paper. Set aside.

Start the Sauce
4

a) Return the (now empty) frying pan to medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, 1 min. 

b) Stir in the creme fraiche, chicken stock paste and water for the sauce (see pantry for amount). Simmer until thickened, 1-2 mins.

Pesto Time
5

a) Add the cooked pasta, green beans, pesto and half the hard Italian cheese to the pan. Stir to combine and bring to the boil, then remove from the heat.

b) Taste, and season with salt and pepper if needed. Add a splash of water if it's a little dry.

Serve
6

a) Share the creamy pesto pasta between your bowls.

b) Top with shards of crispy Serrano. Sprinkle over the remaining cheese to finish.

Enjoy!