Cookery Corner

Welcome to Term 2 of Cookery Corner. We had a busy term last term and this term will be no different. I am hoping to bring you a lot of lovely recipes for the winter and some festive treats.

Pasta Shells with Broccoli

(Serves 4)

Ingredients

  • 1 head of broccoli chopped into florets

  • 2 tbsp garlic olive oil

  • 250g pasta large shells

  • 1tsp basil

  • 1tsp parsley

  • 1/2 lemon, zested and juiced

  • 30g toasted pine nuts

  • 30g parmesan

Method:

  1. Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Toss the broccoli and garlic in 1 tbsp of the olive oil on a roasting tray and roast in the oven for 10-12 mins, until softened.

  2. Tip the pasta shells into a pan of boiling, salted water. Cook according to packet instructions and drain. Tip the parsley, basil, pine nuts, lemon juice and parmesan into a blender. Once the broccoli is done, set aside a few of the smaller pieces. Squeeze the garlic from its skin, add to the blender along with the rest of the broccoli, pulse to a pesto and season well.

  3. Toss the pasta with the pesto. Add the reserved broccoli florets, split between two bowls and top with a little extra parmesan, the lemon zest and a good grinding of black pepper, if you like.

This is one of my favourite recipes from the BBC food website. Instead of pine nuts, I often use tomato paste to make a red pesto.

Cookery Club

This week in Cookery Club, pupils designed posters for the DT room. These will be on display for everyone to see the wonderful foods the children have made this year so far in class.

Big cook, little cook

If you and your children enjoy cooking, please share your own recipes and photos with us through the contact us email (contactus@langleyparkprimaryacademy.org.uk) and we will add these to our Cookery Corner.