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Pesto penne with courgette and peas

Penne, green pesto, courgette, peas, basil. Fifteen minutes.

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Pesto penne with courgette and peas
15minutes
622Calories
23gProtein
1serving

Pesto from a jar is allowed when vegetables come along. Courgette and peas cook with the pasta in the final minutes, and no extra pot is needed.

Ingredients

Forserving
  • 100 gPenne
  • 40 gGreen pesto (2 tbsp)
  • 120 gCourgette
  • 80 gPeas, frozen
  • Basil, pepper

How to make it

  1. Cook the pasta in salted water, adding the diced courgette for the last four minutes and the peas for the last two.
  2. Drain, keeping a cup of the cooking water.
  3. Loosen the pesto with a little pasta water, toss everything in it, basil over the top.

One tip

The pasta water turns the pesto into a sauce that clings to the pasta.

Nutrition per serving

Calories622
Protein23 g
Fat17 g
Carbs94 g

Calculated from the ingredients, using values per 100 grams from USDA FoodData Central. The calories come from the macronutrients, not from the energy field of the database.

kcal

2,000 is just a starting point. Work out yours, free, and separately for training days and rest days.

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