Rethink your boring shalosh seudos! This pesto pasta is amazing pareve or dairy with crumbled feta. It will turn that third Shabbos meal into something worth eating!

People are always asking me for good shalosh seudos ideas, especially during the summer when Shabbos afternoons are long and people are actually hungry when they sit down to that third meal. This pesto pasta has recently become my go-to shalosh seudos dish. It’s filling but not too heavy, and you can either make it pareve or dairy. I usually keep it pareve in case we aren’t milchig when we sit down to eat. If you want to make it dairy, you can add some crumbled feta cheese. Either way, it is absolutely delicious and the flavors blend perfectly together.

Put this together while the pasta is still warm — I find the pesto adheres better to the pasta that way — but then you can serve it any temperature you’d like: warm right after making it, cold right out f the fridge, or take it out a few hours before serving and have it at room temp.

This pesto pasta also works great for a light dairy brunch or supper, or as a side dish with salmon or any other fish.

Looking for another great pasta dish to serve cold at shalosh seduos? Try this super simple creamy summer pasta salad!

Love pesto? Try this baked pesto salmon for another twist on this great flavor!

Pasta with Garlic-Basil Pesto

Rethink your boring shalosh seudos! This pesto pasta is amazing pareve or dairy with crumbled feta. It will turn that third Shabbos meal into something worth eating!

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Ingredients

1 16-oz box small shells, cooked according to package directions
1 small bunch basil, or 1 package frozen basil cubes
3 garlic cloves, minced, or 3 frozen garlic cubes
2 Tbsp olive oil
Salt and pepper, to taste
Pinch red pepper flakes (optional)

Instructions

Place basil, garlic, olive oil, salt and pepper and red pepper flakes (if using) in a food processor fitted with the s-blade and blend until smooth and creamy. (If you’re not using fresh basil and garlic, you can skip the food processor and just mix the ingredients by hand.)
Toss pesto with warm pasta.