A cost-effective riff on pasta e broccoli featuring bacon, peas, and pesto, perfect for weeknight dinners or as a meal prep pasta salad. Each serving costs under £1.70.
1: Have a big pot of boiling water ready.
2: Submerge the entire broccoli and let it boil for about 7-10 minutes until very tender.
3: Remove broccoli and chop as fine as you can.
4: Cook the pasta in the same pot.
5: Cut the bacon into lardons and fry until crisp or fry the rashers and then finely chop.
6: Remove the bacon from the pan and fry diced shallot in the leftover fat for a minute.
7: Follow with the minced garlic for another minute.
8: Add the finely chopped broccoli to the pan and cook down for another few minutes.
9: Add the drained pasta, frozen peas, and bacon.
10: In a pestle and mortar, bash up the basil with some coarse sea salt.
11: Add in grated parmesan, a squeeze of lemon juice, and olive oil to form a pesto.
12: Stir this into the pasta.
13: Loosen the pasta with some pasta water, add another squeeze of lemon, and serve with more parmesan on top!
