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  • 400g pasta
  • 4-5 tbsp fresh pesto
  • 1 tbsp mayonnaise
  • 2 tbsp Greek yogurt
  • ½ lemon
    juiced
  • 200g mixed cooked veg
    such as peas, green beans, courgette (chop the beans and courgette into pea-sized pieces)
  • 100g cherry tomatoes
    quartered
  • 200g cooked chicken
    ham, prawns, hard-boiled egg or cheese

Nutrition: Per serving

  • kcal528
  • fat16g
  • saturates3g
  • carbs69g
  • sugars5g
  • fibre8g
  • protein23g
  • salt1.2g
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Method

  • step 1

    Cook the pasta in boiling water until it is al dente, so about 11 mins, but refer to the pack instructions. Drain and tip into a bowl. Stir in the pesto and leave to cool.

  • step 2

    When the pasta is cool, stir through the mayo, yogurt, lemon juice and veg. Spoon into lunchboxes or on to pasta plates and put the cooked chicken or protein of your choice on top. Chill until ready to eat if intended for a packed lunch.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, September 2018

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emcooper

question

How long will this keep in the fridge once cooked please?

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goodfoodteam

Thanks for your question. We suggest keeping this for up to two days in the fridge.

Frantic Flapjack

This tasted lovely and highly recommended. It does make an awful lot though! I added green beans, fresh prawns, tuna, boiled egg and tomatoes.

ellen.1980

Frantic Flapjack, I thought the exact same! The kids, however, loved it! gobbled it up in 2 bites. Aww bless 'em, eh!

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