Larry's Kitchen
🍳 Pasta with Pesto and Beans
🦁 Why Larry Likes This One
Larry loves how the beans make it more filling!
Serves
4
Prep
5 min
Cook
15 min
Level
⭐ Easy
⚠️ Allergen Information
🌾Gluten (Cereals)🥛Milk🌰Nuts (Tree Nuts)
Always check ingredient labels every time you cook. Ingredients can change. If your child has a diagnosed food allergy, follow their healthcare team's advice.
🥕 Ingredients
- •300 g pasta
- •4 tbsp pesto
- •1 tin cannellini beans
- •8 cherry tomatoes
- •4 leaves basil
🔧 Equipment
saucepancolanderchopping boardknife
📝 Method
- 1Cook the pasta for 12 minutes.
- 2Drain and return to the pan.
- 3Stir in the pesto.
- 4Drain and rinse the beans, then add.
- 5Adult: halve the tomatoes and add.
- 6Tear basil and scatter on top.
🦁 My Jobs
- ✓ Stir the pasta
- ✓ Add beans
- ✓ Add pesto
- ✓ Scatter basil
👨👩👧 Grown-Up Jobs
- ⚠️ Boil water
- ⚠️ Drain hot pasta
- ⚠️ Use a sharp knife
⚠️ Food Safety
- • Check pesto label — many contain nuts and dairy
- • Rinse canned beans before using
🧩 Try It Your Way
Try adding spinach or cooked chicken.
