Pasta with Pesto, Feta & Pine Nuts

Pasta with Pesto, Feta & Pine Nuts

A very tasty, quick and easy mid-week meal!

Serves 4

Prep time: 5 minutes

Cooking time: 8-10 minutes

Ingredients

500g/17 ½ oz Spaghetti

for the pesto

50g/2oz basil

30g/1oz pine nuts, toasted

30g/1oz parmesan cheese, freshly grated

1 clove garlic, peeled and crushed

85ml/3fl oz olive oil

salt and freshly ground black pepper

to serve

200g/7oz feta cheese, crumbled

3 tbsp pine nuts, toasted

Method

1.       Cook the pasta as per packet instructions.

2.      Put the basil, parmesan, garlic and pine nuts into a food processor and season well.

3.      Whiz together and with the motor still running, pour the oil in until the pesto thickens.

4.      Stir the pesto through the cooked pasta and serve with the crumbled feta cheese and pine nuts.