Creamy Pesto Pasta
with 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.
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.
Ingredients
80 grams
Green Beans
2 unit(s)
Garlic Clove
180 grams
Penne Pasta
(Contains Cereals containing gluten)
4 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
Nutritional information
Utensils
Instructions
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
a) Share the creamy pesto pasta between your bowls.
b) Top with shards of crispy Serrano. Sprinkle over the remaining cheese to finish.
Enjoy!
