Pesto Pasta Stars
Tiny star pasta with mild pesto and parmesan.
Ready in
About 15 min · 3 min prep + 12 min cook
Gentle try
pasta
Texture
Soft
Ingredients
- Stelline pasta
- Basil pesto
- Parmesan
- Butter
Step-by-step
- 1Cook 250g stelline (star pasta) per packet instructions until tender. Drain, reserving 2 tbsp water.
- 2Return pasta to the pan with 1 tbsp butter and 2 tbsp basil pesto. Toss until coated.
- 3Add a splash of reserved pasta water if it looks dry.
- 4Spoon into bowls and top with grated parmesan.
Adapt for a picky eater
- ·Make it milder: skip strong spices, herbs and onions — keep salt, butter or a touch of cheese instead.
- ·Swap an ingredient: trade anything they avoid for a safe favourite (e.g. cucumber sticks instead of cooked veg).
- ·Keep things separate: serve the parts side by side, not mixed — sauce on the side.
- ·Simplify: a smaller portion of just two or three familiar parts of the dish is a win.