Does pesto go with.....

[E38Ross]

I have some roasted red pepper pesto at home and was going to cook it with some pasta, fried chicken and some veg but i've run out of pasta so was wondering whether it would go with brown rice or not?

i don't eat white pasta/rice and local shops don't stock brown pasta and don't have time tonight to go to the supermarket so wondering could i cook it with rice instead?

thanks chaps

Ross

[Rutter]

Don't see why not, it goes nicely with cous cous.

[E38Ross]

Rutter said:

Don't see why not

that was my thinking. i'll give it a go and see what happens any others' opinions would be appreciated

[Miguel Alvarez]

If the missus is out I'll cook like a student and throw whatever is left in the fridge/cupboard into a bowl and see what comes out. I've had pesto with rice before. I'd tone down the salt in the rice perhaps but its tasted fine.

[Mobile Chicane]

Don't see why not - although personally I think brown rice tastes like the bottom of hamster cages.

I'd be inclined to liven it up with some diced fresh peppers and a bit of red onion.

[E38Ross]

Mobile Chicane said:

Don't see why not - although personally I think brown rice tastes like the bottom of hamster cages.

I'd be inclined to liven it up with some diced fresh peppers and a bit of red onion.

oh yeah i'm not just having rice and pesto

the plan is a chopped fried chicken fillet with chopped red pepper, a red onion, some chopped mushrooms and half a chopped courgette

[Mobile Chicane]

E38Ross said:

Mobile Chicane said:

Don't see why not - although personally I think brown rice tastes like the bottom of hamster cages.

I'd be inclined to liven it up with some diced fresh peppers and a bit of red onion.

oh yeah i'm not just having rice and pesto

the plan is a chopped fried chicken fillet with chopped red pepper, a red onion, some chopped mushrooms and half a chopped courgette

I'd mix all that lot into the rice, and coat the chicken with the pesto

[x 7usc]

Green Pesto on brown toast with no butter, sounds strange i know, but is very tasty

[croakey]

When i was visiting the parents last week the old dear put out a salad with pesto on it - weird idea i thought, but upon eating said salad it seemed to work

She bought it from M&S i think!