Mary Berry served up a tasty express bacon and pesto pasta dish on Mary Berry’s Foolproof Cooking.

Mary says: “Full of delicious textures and flavours, this quick-to-make dish is ideal for a weekday lunch or supper.”

The ingredients are: 150g broccoli head, thick stem removed, 1 onion, roughly chopped, 350g penne, 300g smoked back bacon, cut into small pieces, 150g basil pesto, 150g cherry tomatoes, halved, 25g pine nuts, to serve, salt and freshly ground black pepper and 25g Parmesan shavings, to serve.

See Mary’s recipes in her book titled: Mary Berry: Foolproof Cooking available from Amazon now.