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Creamy Pesto Pasta Salad

5 from 1 vote
Healthy creamy pesto pasta salad. Made with butter beans, cherry tomatoes, green beans, and spinach.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 2
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Calories: 585

Ingredients
  

  • 100g dried pasta shapes
  • 100g green beans
  • 75g natural or Greek yoghurt
  • 5 tbsp pesto
  • 150g cherry tomatoes
  • 1-2 handful(s) spinach
  • 400g tin butter beans drained and rinsed
  • salt, pepper, and chilli flakes to taste

Method
 

  1. Bring a large pot of salted water to the boil. Add in the pasta. Meanwhile, trim and chop the green beans into 2cm pieces. 5 minutes before the pasta is cooked, add in the green beans. Drain and rinse with cold water.
  2. Add the yoghurt and pesto to a large mixing bowl. Mix until combined.
  3. Halve the cherry tomatoes and roughly chop the spinach.
  4. Add the tomatoes, spinach, pasta, green beans, and butter beans to the bowl with the pesto sauce. Mix well and season to taste with salt, pepper, and chilli flakes.