Easy Halloumi Pasta Recipe

For those times when you need dinner on the table fast, try this quick and simple halloumi pasta with pesto dish.

Our halloumi pasta recipe is super easy, super yummy and ready really fast!

A simple halloumi dinner recipe that can be on the table and ready to eat in just over 10 minutes! Hurrah!!

Plus, you can swap and change the pesto to suit yourself, go for a chilli pesto, or green basil pesto if you like. Mix and match ingredients in our halloumi pasta recipe to suit yourself.

We used the Sacla' Intenso Sun Dried Tomato And Garlic Sauce , which is kind of like a rich sun dried tomato pesto, but saucy! It's lush! The kind you'd make yourself IF you had the time!

And a good standby sauce to have tucked away in the cupboard ready for a quick dinner.

Equipment Needed To Make Our Easy Halloumi Pasta Recipe

• Chopping board

• Sharp knife

• Large saucepan for the pasta

• Colander

• Frying pan - or air fryer to cook the halloumi

• Cooking spoon

One of our favourite halloumi recipes!

Halloumi Pasta Ingredients

You'll just need four ingredients to throw together a pan filled with this tasty halloumi meal idea!

• 350g dried pasta - we used penne, but any pasta shape you like to eat is fine.

• 200g cherry tomatoes - sliced into halves

• 190g sun dried tomato pasta sauce - we used Sacla'

• 250g halloumi cheese - sliced

Halloumi lovers, you might also just love our halloumi fries air fryer recipe here!

How to Make Halloumi Pasta

You are going to just LOVE how easy our halloumi pesto pasta recipe is to make, perfect for a speedy weeknight dinner!

Step One - cook the pasta

• Cook the pasta as per the packet instructions in boiling salted water.

• Once cooked drain using a colander and return to the pan.

Step Two - fry the halloumi whilst the pasta is cooking

• To fry halloumi in a frying pan - simply heat the pan to high, add no oil, and then sizzle the halloumi in the dry pan. Flip after a minute or so and brown the other side, then remove to a plate until ready to serve.

• To air fry halloumi - grab the instructions here for air fryer halloumi

Step Three - mix up the halloumi pasta

• Tip the pesto sauce into the pan with the hot, drained pasta, add in the tomatoes and give everything a gentle stir to combine all the flavours.

Step Four - serve the halloumi with pasta

• Divide the pasta pesto between the four plates then lay on the halloumi slices. Scatter with chopped herbs if you have any to hand.

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Make Halloumi With Pasta Your Way

We've given you a really quick and simple halloumi dinner recipe, but you can add your own twist, try...

• Adding in more vegetables - add in as much veg as you like. Try mushrooms, courgettes and aubergines. Or go really simple and just cook some frozen veggies like peas and corn in with the pasta.

• Add in some meat - this pasta dish works great with added in bacon, chicken or prawns.

• Use a different Pesto - switch the pesto or pasta sauce to any other you fancy!

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