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Pesto Pasta with Cherry Tomatoes
Main course · Italian

Pesto Pasta with Cherry Tomatoes

15 min Serves 4 ~702 kcal/serving ~£4.80 (£1.20/serving) VegetarianKid-friendlyContains-nuts
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Ingredients

  • 400 g pasta
  • 190 g basil pesto
  • 250 g cherry tomatoes
  • 40 g parmesan cheese
  • 30 g pine nuts
  • 1 tbsp olive oil

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories
702 kcal
Protein
19.3 g
Carbohydrate
75.8 g
of which sugars
5.9 g
Fat
34.8 g
of which saturates
6.3 g
Fibre
5.2 g
Salt
1.37 g

Estimated from typical values for each ingredient — a guide, not a substitute for the label on what you actually buy.

Method

  1. 1

    Cook the pasta in salted boiling water, reserving a little cooking water before draining.

  2. 2

    Toast the pine nuts in a dry pan until golden; halve the cherry tomatoes.

  3. 3

    Stir the pesto through the warm pasta with a splash of pasta water to loosen.

  4. 4

    Fold in the tomatoes, top with toasted pine nuts and grated parmesan, and serve.

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