Top notch pasta sauce

Let me start by saying, this dish was an exceptional accident! One afternoon last week, I came back from work and was starving. I couldn't get pasta out of my head, and fancied something really stodgy - but long gone are the days where I'd have a cheese sauce or carbonara, so I had to improvise with the few ingredients in my kitchen... I have to say I was genuinely shocked at the result - sometimes accidents really just are the best!

I had half a sweet potato left over from the night before, some yummy fresh red pesto, half a bag of spinach, and of course an avocado. So with a little inspiration from previous a faux mac 'n' cheese recipe (using butternut squash/pumpkin) I boiled the sweet potato and took it from there!

You HAVE to try this! It's so simple, and yet satisfying whilst still remaining healthy and nutritious!

You'll need (for one very hungry person):

1/2 sweet potato

A little red pesto

Chillies (if you like a kick)

Spinach

Olive oil

Salt and pepper

Pasta shapes of your choice

Simply chop up the sweet potato into quarters and boil for about 8/9 minutes, at this point add your pasta so that it cooks in the same, now sweetly flavoured, water (depending on your pasta this should take 8-12 mins). Be careful not to bash the sweet potato too much when stirring the pasta as you want to be able to fish out the chunks in a minute. When pasta and sweet potato are cooked, put the sweet potato pieces in a blender/food processor and strain the pasta and drizzle with olive oil. Add to the sweet potato some olive oil, seasoning, and pesto and then blitz it until its smooth and creamy - add a little water to the mixture if needed. Now mix as much spinach as you fancy into the pasta and let it gently wilt with the heat. Finally pour over the sweet potato pasta sauce, which should be thick and creamy and nicely coat all your pasta shapes! As it cools slightly the sauce will thicken up a little more, much like a cheesy sauce and then just tuck in! It's seriously gonna be hard not to go back for more!

Let me know how it goes!

Oh and don't forget - spread a little happiness today! X