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Pesto pasta salad

Name: Pesto pasta salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 22 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 400g mini pasta shapes; 200ml crème fraîche; 4 tbsp fresh pesto; ½ cucumber cut into small cubes; 16 cherry tomatoes cut into quarters, or halved; 200g frozen peas cooked and chilled; handful basil leaves

Enjoy this veggie pesto pasta salad with cucumber, peas, cherry tomatoes and basil for an easy family meal. It's great for a packed lunch or summery picnic

22 min total 10 min prep 12 min cook 6 420 cal

Ingredients

6 serv.

400g mini pasta shapes
200ml crème fraîche
4 tbsp fresh pesto
½ cucumber cut into small cubes
16 cherry tomatoes cut into quarters, or halved
200g frozen peas cooked and chilled
handful basil leaves

Instructions

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1 Cook the pasta for 10 mins in salted boiling water until al dente, drain, then tip into a bowl. Stir in the crème fraîche followed by the pesto, then leave to cool.
2 When the pasta is cool, stir in the cucumber, tomatoes and peas followed by the basil leaves. Season if it needs it, and tip into a container to transport it.