School lunches really make parents' life a lot easier. It is very comforting to know that our children eat a warm meal at school. When this is for some reason impossible, we have to prepare lunch or a warm dinner for the children ourselves. For busy parents, the solution is swift dishes which we can prepare the day before and then heat up. Also excellent are easy dishes which you can prepare in 20 minutes.

Today I would like to share with you the recipe for a swift dinner. Penne with spinach pesto, crunchy chips with smoked ham or bacon and cherry tomatoes caters for all tastes - even the most particular person. You can prepare it very fast, it is yummy and looks beautiful. I prepare it sometimes even if I am not in a hurry. It is really great.

Ingredients (for 2 people):
150g of penne noodles
3 fistfuls of fresh spinach
3 tablespoons of sunflower seeds
4 tablespoons of parmesan
100ml of olive oil
a clove of garlic
salt and pepper
100g of smoked ham or bacon
a couple of cherry tomatoes

Wash the spinach. Roast the sunflower seeds in a dry pan. Blend thoroughly the spinach, sunflower seeds, olive oil, garlic and 2 tablespoons of parmesan. Spice it up with salt and pepper and stir. Slice the ham or bacon and fry until it is crunchy. Boil the penne al dente. Mix it in with the pesto. Add the ham, chips and tomatoes and sprinkle with the parmesan before serving. Serve at once.

Enjoy your meal!

Try also:
Caprese salad for dinner
Idea for a swift dinner on a hot day –pasta with homemade basil pesto
Wholemeal pasta with chanterelles and courgette