Broccoli pesto & pancetta pasta
Serves 4
25 mins
Asian
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Serve this healthy bowl of pasta topped with cherry tomatoes for a quick and easy midweek meal. It's tossed with broccoli pesto, and takes just 25 minutes to make
Ingredients
300
g
head broccoli , broken into florets
300
g
pasta , we used orecchiette
1
tbsp
pine nuts
1
large bunch
basil
1
large clove
garlic
2
tbsp
parmesan , finely grated
1
tbsp
olive oil
50
g
smoked pancetta , diced
200
g
cherry tomatoes , halved
Instructions
Bring a pan of lightly salted water to the boil. Add the broccoli and boil for 5 mins . Scoop out with a slotted spoon and set aside.
Put the pasta in the same pan and cook following pack instructions. Meanwhile, tip the broccoli into a food processor with the pine nuts , basil , garlic , parmesan and oil , and blitz until smooth. Season with black pepper and a little salt (the pancetta is very salty).
Set a frying pan over a medium heat and cook the pancetta for 2 mins . Add the tomatoes and cook for 3 mins , or until softened. Toss the pasta with the broccoli pesto, tomatoes and pancetta , and loosen with a splash of pasta water, if needed. Spoon into bowls and serve.
Nutrition
kcal
452
fat
14 g
saturates
4 g
carbs
60 g
sugar
5 g
fibre
7 g
protein
19 g
salt
0.5 g
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