Hayley shares the pesto pasta she made and how she meal prep to save money

At Zing Wellbeing we love healthy food and healthy recipes.

And we love pesto pasta recipes!

And today Hayley is making our salmon pesto pasta recipe but you could easily also swap the salmon for chicken to make a chicken pesto pasta recipe

Hayley is also using our Zing Wellbeing program and protein powder and is loving the results she is seeing

And this is what Hayley says about Zing Wellbeing, "I absolutely love the customisable meal plan options and the recipes are amazing 

I was nervous how I would go with the wellness smoothie as I’m not a fruit smoothie person but it was actually delicious even mixed with almond milk which is my preference. 

The protein powder is great especially being filled with vegan proteins. I take this daily with a mix of other goodies to Jam Pack nutrients into my day. 

The program is great as it has a wide variety of meals and exercise programs you can choose between. It’s great as not everyone enjoys the same foods so being able to change it up is amazing and definitely helps you stick to it better! 

The program has definitely helped me get back on track with my eating and given me motivation to exercise. The community is also amazing! Everyone is there supporting each other."

Pesto pasta recipe

Hayley says, Today I made the salmon pesto pasta for my lunch prep for the week. 

This recipe was delicious! I would never have thought to put grilled broccoli into a pasta salad. 

I did a break down of cost to show how affordable it was!

For four meals it came to $36.60 which works out at $9.15 per meal which I think for a salmon based lunch is a bargain. 

• 3 salmon salmon fillets $11 
• Packet Gluten free pasta $4.50 
• 1 bunch broccolini, chopped $3.90 
• 200g cherry tomatoes, halved $3
• teaspoon pepita seeds $1 
• 3 cups of baby spinach $3 
• 1 bunch fresh basil leaves $3.20
• 3/4 cup of parmesan cheese $2 
• 80g pine nuts $4.20
• 1 garlic cloves, crushed .30c 
• 1 tbsp lemon juice .50c 

Sneak peek at the salmon pesto recipe

You can get this recipe and 500 more in the  Zing Wellbeing program

Serves 2

INGREDIENTS
• Extra virgin olive oil spray
• 1 hot smoked salmon fillet
• 125g Gluten free pasta
• 1 bunch broccolini, chopped
• 200g cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1/4 cup pitted kalamata olives
• 1 teaspoon pepita seeds Pesto (1 tbs = 1 serve)
• 3 cups of baby spinach
• 1 bunch fresh basil leaves
• 3/4 cup of parmesan cheese
• 80g pine nuts
• 1 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 2/3 cup of olive oil
• Salt & pepper to taste

METHOD

1. For the pesto - Add all ingredients except the olive oil into a blender and begin to blend.
2. Whilst blending, slowly pour in the olive oil and blend until your desired consistency.
3. Cook pasta according to packet instructions. 
4. Over a medium-high heat, spray a large non stick pan with EVOO. Pan fry broccolini, tomatoes and olives into the same pan.
5. Toss for 3-4 minutes over medium heat until broccoli starts to soften – you still want a little crunch. Flake through hot smoked salmon fillet to slightly warm.
6. Add cooked pasta into the pan and toss to warm through. Add pesto to the pan and mix through.
7. Divide between 2 bowls. Top with cooked salmon and sprinkle pepita seeds over the top.

Benefits

CALORIES + MACRO NUTRIENTS per serve
FAT 26.8g
CAL 581
PROTEIN 38.7g
FIBRE 9.0g
CARBS 40.7g