Kids' Very Green Pesto & Pea Cheesy Pasta
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Kids' Very Green Pesto & Pea Cheesy Pasta

Kids' Very Green Pesto & Pea Cheesy Pasta

with Tenderstem® Broccoli | Serves 2

This easy-peasy kids' pasta is loaded with peas and pesto, then topped with melted Cheddar cheese. Serve up with Tenderstem® broccoli to make this dish extra colourful.

Tags:
Veggie
Allergens:
Cereals containing gluten
Milk

The quantities provided above are averages only.

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 Time20 minutes
Cooking time15 minutes
DifficultyEasy

Ingredients

serving amount

80 grams

Tenderstem Broccoli

180 grams

Rigatoni Pasta

(Contains Cereals containing gluten)

30 grams

Mature Cheddar Cheese

(Contains Milk)

64 grams

Pesto

(Contains Milk)

120 grams

Peas

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Nutritional information

Energy (kJ)2456 kJ
Energy (kcal)587 kcal
Fat21.6 g
of which saturates6.7 g
Carbohydrate75.7 g
of which sugars7.5 g
Dietary Fiber8.2 g
Protein22.9 g
Salt1.59 g
Always refer to the product label for the most accurate ingredient and allergen information.

Utensils

Chopping Board
Knife
Large Saucepan
Box Grater
Colander

Instructions

1

a) Bring a large saucepan of water to the boil with 0.5 tsp salt for the rigatoni.

b) Meanwhile, halve any thick broccoli stems lengthways.

c) When boiling, stir the rigatoni into the water and bring back to the boil. Cook until tender, 12 mins. 

d) When the pasta has 3-4 mins remaining, add the Tenderstem® broccoli to your pan of rigatoni and cook until just tender, 3-4 mins.

2

a) While everything boils, grate the Cheddar cheese

b) Once the pasta and broccoli are cooked, drain in a colander and pop back in the pan.

c) Mix in the fresh pesto and peas until everything is well coated.

3

a) Divide your pea and pesto pasta between 2 serving bowls and top with the grated cheese.

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