boil a saucepan of water, and add the potatoes, these should cook for around 20 minutes

dice a small onion and a few cloves of garlic, and using scissors cut the bacon into smallish squares

boil another saucepan, ready for the spaghetti

with 10 mins remaining on the potatoes, add the bacon, onion and garlic to a large frying pan, and fry on medium heat.

also with 10 mins remaining on the potatoes, add the spaghetti to the saucepan you have just boiled. add salt to saucepan and stir every once in a while

with 5 mins remaining on potatoes (15 mins into entire cooking process), add some green beans to the potato saucepan. 3 mins later, add the cherry tomatoes

once the potatoes are done, so too should the bacon and spaghetti. drain both saucepans thoroughly, and mix the contents of each into a bowl. add the bacon, onion and garlic

add a jar of pesto to bowl and mix, ensuring an even cover. you may need more than one jar, as it is dependant on the quality and strength of pesto.

serve. yum