Spinach Pesto

A delicious kid friendly Spinach Pesto Pasta recipe ready in just 5 minutes! No cooking required, perfect for a quick and easy family meal.

We all have our go-to dinners…quick, easy meals that can be thrown together when you’re in a hurry.

Pesto pasta is definitely one of mine. I can whip it up in just a few minutes and I know my fussy eater will eat it and that I can avoid an argument at the dinner table for one evening at least!

But spinach is one of those vegetables that I really struggle to get my kids to eat.

No matter how I try to cook it or hide it in dishes, they always manage to pick out those stringy bits of green.

This pesto recipe however has been a game-changer! It has also the taste and flavour of a classic green pesto but packed full of goodness.

The beauty of this recipe is not only how healthy it is, but how easy too. There’s no cooking required, you just need a food processor or powerful blender to blitz all the ingredients together.

This Spinach Pesto will keep in the fridge in an airtight container for up to four days. It can also be frozen and defrosted at room temperature in just a couple of hours.

I would recommend freezing it in small freezer bags or ice cube trays so that you can easily access small portions one at a time.

And remember pesto isn’t just for mixing with pasta!

Try it as a topping for this baked chicken recipe or try it on fish and add a few breadcrumbs for crunch.

Or try marinating a few cubes of feta in pesto to jazz up a boring salad, or even add some extra oil to make it into a salad dressing. The possibilities are endless!

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Pesto Parmesan Chicken Meatballs – Delicious chicken meatballs made with just 5 simple ingredients and flavoured with basil pesto and parmesan. Perfect for a finger food dinner for kids or even mixed into spaghetti and sauce.

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