
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
- Cook the pasta in salted water, adding the diced courgette for the last four minutes and the peas for the last two.
- Drain, keeping a cup of the cooking water.
- 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
| Calories | 622 |
|---|---|
| Protein | 23 g |
| Fat | 17 g |
| Carbs | 94 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.
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