Mom’s Yummy Quick And Easy Chicken Pesto (serves 4-6)

It’s my mom’s quickest dish as it only take the length of the time of the pasta to cook! (with brown pasta it’s usually cooked once it has enlarged and gone a cream colour).

You’ll need a:

Wok

An electricfood blender

Sauce pan x2

Ingrediants:

400-600g whole meal penne pasta

3 cloves of garlic

1 triangle of parmesan cheese

1 bag of pine nuts

10 cherry tomatoes

2 bags of fresh basil

1 red chili

green beans

can of tinned corn

Method:

1. Put pasta in pan with boiling water and a pinch of salt. (this reduces the water temperature ensuring the water doesn’t boil over while cooking).
2. in the second sauce pan add the green beans to boiling water for 2minutes. (any longer and the greens will go limp and loose their crunch!)
3. In the blender add the garlic and the cheese and blend until small.
4. add the cherry tomatoes, basil, chili and most of the pine nuts- blend until green and a smooth liquid past forms
5. add 2-3 table spoons of olive oil to the mixture
6. Drain the pasta and add the sauce.
7. add the greens
8. in the empty sauce pan add more hot water and the corn (which has been opened and washed quickly using a sieve), allow to boil then add to pasta mixture
9. Serve with grated parmesan and pan heated pine nuts.

Enjoy and share with friends! Ps add in some boiled baby potatoes for some extra carbs or even a yum texture!