3 of our best 30-minute pastas

By Jess Spiro, 11 August 2020

Pasta is undoubtedly everyone’s midweek dinner saviour, but that doesn’t mean it has to be boring. We’ve rounded up three of our fastest pastas that still steal the show.

Broccoli pesto pasta

The idea of making a pesto in the middle of the week might sound mad, but this broccoli version will come together in roughly the same amount of time that it takes to boil pasta. If you can’t find orecchiette, use penne or rigatoni.

Get the recipe for broccoli pesto pasta here.

Spaghetti with basil pesto, olives and artichokes

What is it about artichokes that makes everything feel that bit more luxe? Despite this, this dish is mostly made up of clever pantry winners and the hardest task required of you is opening a few jars.


Get the recipe for spaghetti with basil pesto, olives and artichokes here.

Ravioli with crispy caper and olive breadcrumbs

Store-bought ravioli reaches new culinary heights when combined with a punchy olive and caper breadcrumb mix. Any ravioli filling would work, but the salty crumbs works especially well with butternut-filled ones.

Get the recipe for ravioli with crispy caper and olive breadcrumbs here.

 

Jess Spiro

Article by Jess Spiro

Jess Spiro is a freelance food writer, chef and restaurant critic based in Cape Town, who can often be found in search of the next great plate of food. Follow her on Instagram @jess_spiro to see what she's eating.
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