Pasta with Homemade Pesto

Homemade pesto can be made in the time it takes for the pasta to boil, so this is really a quick stovetop meal. The recipe links to the homemade pesto post, but I've included the homemade pesto recipe below for your convenience.

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Pasta with Homemade Pesto

5 from 1 vote

Delicious homemade pesto is easy to make and needs no cooking, just blending, and it is ready by the time the pasta is done cooking.

AuthorAuthor: Mary Ann

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 25 minutes mins

Course Main Dish

Cuisine Italian, Vegetarian

Servings 8 servings

Calories 395

Ingredients

  

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• 16 oz rigatoni
• 1 recipe homemade pesto
• ½ cup Parmesan cheese, for garnish

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Instructions

• Boil the pasta. Drain and rinse.
• Add homemade pesto and toss to coat.
• Garnish with Parmesan cheese and serve.

Nutrition per serving

Calories: 395 calCarbohydrates: 44 gProtein: 12 gFat: 19 gSodium: 154 mgFiber: 2 gSugar: 2 g

Homemade Pesto

Delicious homemade pesto is easy to make and needs no cooking, just blending.

5 from 1 vote

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 10 minutes mins

Course Sauce

Cuisine Gluten-free, Italian, Vegetarian

Servings 1 recipe

Calories 1278

Ingredients

  

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• 2 cups fresh basil leaves, washed, stems removed, and packed into cup
• ¼ cup Parmesan Cheese
• ½ cup olive oil
• 3 tablespoon pine nuts
• 3 large garlic cloves, minced

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Instructions

• Place basil leaves in small batches into a food processor and process until well chopped.
• Add about ⅓ of the nuts and garlic and blend again.
• Add about ⅓ of the cheese and blend slowly while adding about ⅓ of the olive oil.
• Stop to scrape food processor contents down the sides of container towards the bottom. Process until a smooth thick paste is formed.
• Repeat process until all ingredients are used.

Notes

Pesto freezes well, so if you would like to make this in bulk, you can freeze the extra pesto for later use.

Nutrition data is for entire recipe.

Nutrition per serving

Calories: 1278 calCarbohydrates: 9 gProtein: 15 gFat: 135 gSodium: 407 mgFiber: 2 gSugar: 2 g

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