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Simple Pesto Pasta

Slimming World Syns: Zero*
Weight Watchers Points: Coming Soon
Calories: 320 Per Serving
Course Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 4

Equipment

  • Food processor or hand blender

Ingredients

  • 300g Dried Pasta
  • 30g tbsp Quark
  • Small handful of fresh basil
  • Small handful of fresh mint
  • Small handful of basil
  • Small handful of dill
  • 3 Cloves Garlic [Crushed]
  • 1 Lemon [Juiced]
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • Pinch Black Pepper
  • 2 dsp Pine Nuts (Optional) [2 Dessertspoons are 1 Healthy Extra B Portion]

Instructions

  • Cook pasta as per the packet instructions.
  • Place quark, basil, mint, dill, garlic, lemon juice, salt and pepper into the blender.
  • Blitz until smooth.
  • Drain the pasta well and stir in the pesto sauce. You can use as much or as little of the pesto as you like. It is a very strong flavoured sauce so you may wish to start with less.
  • [Optional] If you are adding pine nuts. Toast in the oven for 5 minutes. Stir into the pasta before serving.

Notes

*Slimming World Syns and Weight Watchers Points are all approximate and estimated by the fatgirlskinny.net team. They have not been verified by an official source.