Make our filling pesto pasta recipe for a quick, family-friendly dish you can throw together with storecupboard ingredients. This supper couldn't be easier.

Pesto pasta recipe

Ingredients

  • 500g pack spaghetti, fresh or dried
  • 2-3 tbsp pesto from a jar, or see tip below to make your own
  • 50g parmesan (or vegetarian alternative), shaved or grated

Method

  • Boil spaghetti in a large pan according to pack instructions. Drain well, then return to the pan with the pesto and half the Parmesan. Toss well, then tip into a serving bowl and sprinkle with the remaining Parmesan.

Make your own jar of classic pesto with our easy recipe.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, May 2005

Method

  • Boil spaghetti in a large pan according to pack instructions. Drain well, then return to the pan with the pesto and half the Parmesan. Toss well, then tip into a serving bowl and sprinkle with the remaining Parmesan.

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