Kids' Pesto Monster Noodles
Serves 2 | with Bocconcini
Thanks to flavourful pesto and tender zucchini, spooky green pasta is on today's lunch menu! Have fun creating these monster noodle plates with the kids by making eyes out of bocconcini and olives!
Produced in a facility that processes milk, sesame, eggs, fish, shellfish, crustaceans, mustard, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybean and sulphites.
Ingredients
170 g
Spaghetti
(Contains Wheat)
½ cup
Basil Pesto
(Contains Milk)
100 g
Bocconcini Cheese
(Contains Milk)
30 g
Mixed Olives
(Contains Sulphites)
200 g
Zucchini
Not included in your delivery
0.06 tsp
Salt*
0.06 tsp
Pepper*
2 tsp
Unsalted Butter*
(Contains Milk)
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Instructions
Before starting, add 10 cups water and 2 tsp salt to a large pot. Cover and bring to a boil over high heat. Wash and dry all produce. Add spaghetti to the boiling water. Cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, until tender, 10-12 min. Reserve 1/4 cup pasta water, then drain and return noodles to the same pot, off heat.
Meanwhile, drain, then slice olives into 1/4-inch rounds. Finely grate zucchini. Drain, then pat bocconcini dry with paper towels.
Heat a medium non-stick pan over medium-high heat. When hot, add 2 tsp butter, then zucchini. Cook, stirring occasionally, until zucchini is tender and has released some of its liquid, 3-4 min. Add pesto and reserved pasta water. Season with salt and pepper, then stir until combined and sauce is warmed through. Add sauce to the pot with noodles (from step 1), then toss to combine.
Divide noodles between plates. Create ‘eyes’ for your monsters by arranging 2 bocconcini side by side on each plate of noodles. Finish the ‘eyes’ by placing 1 olive slice in the middle of each bocconcini, pressing down to adhere. Sprinkle remaining olives over pasta, if desired.
