Cavatelli Pesto with Broccoli and Bacon

Doubled everything, and it was delicious.

This dish was so simple and so delicious my entire family loved it! Instead of frying the broccoli, I put a little bit of chicken broth in the bottom of a pot with a steamer. I steamed the broccoli until it was perfectly crisp tender. Then, I used the chicken broth to thin the pesto in a frying pan, then added the broccoli and cooked pasta. I didn’t have bacon, so I diced a chicken breast and sautéed it with a little bit of Italian dressing and put it on top of the pasta dish. So delicious! I would add a photo, but my family ate it all!

I doubled the recipe and instead of cooking the broccoli in a pan, I steamed it. I couldn't find cavatelli so I used orecchiette instead. I thought it was overall a bit dry. I added in extra pesto but it didn't seem to help much. I'm not sure what I could do to try to remedy that, but it was still delicious anyway. I'd still make it again.

As I didn’t have Cavatelli y used Orzo and it was also great. Very easy and so tasty.

Easy and quick. Ingredients usually in the fridge.

I don't think bacon quite belongs in this dish. Even without adding extra salt, the bacon and the pesto just felt too salty for me. I think some people may really like this, but it just wasn't up my alley. Won't be making again.

Loved it. Very simple and easy to make.

I didn't have fresh broccoli so I used frozen. I think it would have been better with fresh because the frozen was a bit mushy. I'd make it again but I'd double the pesto & add more bacon. Thank you for the recipe.