I have no shame in saying this quick dinner is built on convenience products, but healthier options – naturally! My 12 Minute Boiled Egg Pesto Pasta is a busy weeknight meal that is equally delicious packaged up and eaten cold for lunch.
Read on to get the easy-peasy directions:
The only cooking task here is preparing pasta – I’ve used traditional noodles in a gemelli shape because that’s what I could find in the pantry and sometimes that has to be good enough. But, you can choose whatever you like including whole wheat and grain free options – even zoodles.
Cooking pasta takes about 10 to 12 minutes once the water is boiling, that provides plenty of time to prep the other ingredients. And, when I say “prep,” I’m just talking about slicing grape tomatoes in half, opening a jar of prepared herb pesto and grabbing a pack of pre-cooked, pre-peeled hard-boiled eggs (I like the ones from Great Day Farms found in the Deli department at Walmart). FYI, this actual post isn’t sponsored, but I have worked with the brand in the past and recently on social media.
However, if you don’t have pre-cooked eggs on hand, never fear! You can actually put the eggs into the pasta water and they will also cook in 12 minutes, just take care not to have a rolling boil, set the heat down to medium for a gentler ride alongside the pasta. Is this a life hack OR WHAT?! However, you are still tasked with peeling the eggs, and that (IMO) is a nightmare!
Drain off pasta, toss with pesto sauce and a bit of salt and pepper. Add chopped eggs, sliced tomatoes and a handful of baby spinach or arugula. I’ve topped with toasted pine nuts, but you could garnish with whatever your heart desires – nuts, cheese, more veggies, etc. That’s it, there is no “official” recipe, just winging it and winning for dinner!
So, what else has been going on with me other than scarfing down pasta and eggs? Well, I ran a Spartan Race last weekend and came in first in the 50+ division. Whoohoo!
They have a really great promotion going on right now thru 5/27/18 where you can save up to $40 on a race with code SPARTANSUMMER
Also, I’d like to share a site, Healthy Homestead, I’ve been visiting for information on Health, Diet & Nutrition, Fitness, and Healthy Eating. It’s a great resource for a variety of topics that affect my life, for example, I recently (at said Spartan Race) got fluid in my ear that wouldn’t come out, and I was able to search the site to find out how to safely resolve that problem.
Also, I’d love for you to check out my Heath and Fitness Finds in my Amazon Store, you’ll recognize many of these products as featured is blog and on my Instagram. I earn a little commission from sales, and it’s what helps keep the blog and recipe development going 😊
What do you fix in under 15 or 20 minutes, when you have very little time to prepare a meal and/or very few ingredients in the pantry?! Please share i the comments – XOXO, Jennifer