Mix and Match Pesto Pasta Recipe

Choose your protein, choose your vegs, mix and match, and for a delicious Pesto Pasta dish. Customize this Pesto Pasta Recipe to your taste (or to what is in your fridge and food cupboard).

5 Mins 10 Mins Easy Serves 1

Ingredients

60g of penne pasta (per serving)
2 tsp spoon of pesto
parmesan shavings

Protein options

Chicken or any leftover roasts
Bacon
Tinned Tuna
Tinned Red Salmon
Grilled Sardines

Veg options

a handful of baby plum tomatoes, halved
sundried tomatoes
a handful of spinach leaves
Broccoli florets
Cauliflower florets
Green peas
Green beans

Method

Cook the pasta in boiling water until al dente or follow instructions on the packaging. Set aside to cool slightly.
Prepare your choice of protein and/or veg as required.
Stir in your chosen protein and/or veg, along with the pesto.
To serve, dish the pesto pasta and top with parmesan shavings.

Dead easy, wasn’t it!

Mix and Match Pesto Pasta Recipe notes

I love the simplicity of this dish. It comes in handy for left over roasts which can be diced or shredded – from chicken to pork, lamb or beef – or whatever else I can lay my hands on.

I try to use fresh vegetables, but it also works with frozen veg which I microwave as per instructions on the packaging. Yes, you guessed right. This is a “just feed em with what you’ve got” recipe.

Feel free to add more pesto if the pasta is on the dry side. See how to make your own Fresh Basil Pesto.