Pesto Pasta with Mini Meatballs - #hungry2happy

Pesto Pasta with Mini Meatballs

I was recently sent some vouchers to try Richmond's new mini meatballs and incorporate them into an easy-to-create meal for kids.The meatballs only take 10 minutes in the oven from frozen and this whole meal can be made in 12 minutes, so perfect for those nights when you need something on the table quick! 

Pesto Pasta with Mini Meatballs                                                                     

Serves 4  

Preparation and cooking time - 12 minutes

Ingredients

Richmond's mini meatballs (40 pack)

Bag of fresh fusilli pasta

1 red pepper

1 red onion

1 handful of green beans 

Pack of button mushrooms

Pesto (I used 6 tbsps but depends how much you like)

Rapeseed oil/olive oil for frying

To serve: 

Pack of cherry tomatoes

Parmesan cheese

Garlic bread (chilled not frozen)

Balsamic Vinegar & Rapeseed/Extra-Virgin Olive oil

Method

1. Place the meatballs and garlic bread on a baking tray and put in preheated oven at 180ºC. Both will take 10 minutes.

2. Boil the kettle. Slice the onion and pepper into strips and cut the mushrooms in half. Heat some oil in a pan and fry the vegetables, stirring occasionally.

3. Fill a pan with boiling water, add the pasta and the trimmed green beans (these will both cook in 5 minutes).

4. Make the tomato salad - half the tomatoes and dress with oil & balsamic vinegar.

5.When the meatballs and pasta are nearly cooked, add 6 tbsps (or however much you prefer) of pesto to the frying pan of vegetables and stir to coat.

6. Add the cooked meatballs and drained pasta and beans to the vegetables and mix everything together.

7. Serve!

The meatballs were really popular with both of the girls, they taste just like Richmond sausages and sausages have always gone down well in this house! They also got mum and dad's approval for a quick, tasty meal.

This post is an entry for Britmums' Hungry to Happy Challenge sponsored by Richmond Mini Meatballs. We were sent the meatball vouchers for free for the purposes of this post.