using up pesto

A quick and easy griddled chicken salad that's ready in 15 minutes. This is the kind of dinner that will see you through in summer. Serve with crusty bread.

Each serving provides 417 kcal, 40.5g protein, 10g carbohydrate (of which 8.5g sugars), 23g fat (of which 2.5g saturates), 5g fibre and 0.51g salt.

Griddled chicken with pesto 

chicken breasts (each around 150 grams/5½oz)

½ lemon, finely grated zest and juice

thyme thyme

tbsp extra virgin olive oil

courgette, diagonally

yellow pepper (or half red and

vines cherry tomatoes, each holding around 5 tomatoes

rocket

basil pesto (bought

sea salt and black pepper

Mary Berry's tomato soup is quick, easy and delicious. In fact, it is one of her favourite family recipes, as she always have the ingredients in the cupboard. With no onions to chop or tomatoes to skin, it really is ready in ten minutes!

Ten-minute tomato soup

tomatoes

garlic cloves, crushed

500 milliliters/18fl oz chicken or vegetable stock

tbsp caster sugar

150 milliliters/5fl oz full-fat milk

150 milliliters/5fl oz double cream

salt and black pepper

basil

A bread loaf is packed with sweet roasted vegetables, mozzarella and fresh basil to make a delicious addition to a picnic, or serve in slices at home with crisp croutons for contrast.

Roasted vegetable picnic loaf

red peppers, seeds removed,

yellow peppers, seeds removed,

courgettes, sliced lengthways

aubergine, sliced lengthways

tbsp olive oil,

day-old crusty loaf of bread

1½ tsp sherry vinegar

garlic clove, crushed

x 125 grams/4½oz buffalo mozzarella

basil leaves

tbsp ready-made pesto

Full of delicious textures and flavours, this quick-to-make bacon and pesto pasta salad is ideal for a weekday lunch or supper.

Express bacon and pesto pasta 

broccoli

pine nuts,

onion, roughly chopped

penne

300 grams/10½oz smoked back bacon,

150 grams/5½oz basil pesto

150 grams/5½oz cherry tomatoes, halved

Parmesan shavings,

This fuss-free and thrifty pesto salmon tart is a doddle to prepare and uses ingredients from the freezer. Defrost the fish and pastry overnight for a speedy after-work supper.

Each serving provides 752kcal, 33g protein, 55g carbohydrate (of which 3g sugars), 43g fat (of which 14g saturates), 3.5g fibre and 1g salt.


Pesto and salmon parcels

pack frozen ready-rolled puff pastry

x 125 grams/4½oz frozen skinless salmon fillets

flour,

tbsp sun-dried-tomato pesto (from a jar)

tsp full-fat or semi-skimmed milk

lemon juice

black pepper

400 grams/14 ounces frozen cooked rice

200 grams/7 ounces frozen mixed vegetables

Lentils and nuts make these tasty vegetarian meatballs a protein-packed meal, while spinach provides an iron boost. Why not double the meatball recipe and use in wraps and salads for lunch-laziness the rest of the week?

Each serving provides 798kcal, 33g protein, 109g carbohydrate (of which 21g sugars), 21g fat (of which 2.5g saturates), 16.5g fibre and 0.9g salt.

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