Pesto Pasta

Name: Pesto Pasta
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Vegetarian
Ingredients: 400g spaghetti; 2 large bunches fresh basil; 80g pine nuts, toasted; 80g parmesan, grated; 2 cloves garlic; 100ml extra virgin olive oil; 1 tsp salt; extra parmesan and pine nuts to serve

Spaghetti tossed with fresh homemade basil pesto, parmesan and toasted pine nuts — simplicity at its finest.

Total time

25 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

10 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Vegetarian

vegetarian

Ingredients

400gspaghetti

2 large bunchesfresh basil

80gpine nuts, toasted

80gparmesan, grated

2 clovesgarlic

100mlextra virgin olive oil

1 tspsalt

extra parmesan and pine nutsto serve

Instructions

Blend basil, pine nuts, parmesan, garlic and salt until finely ground.

Drizzle in olive oil while blending until smooth.

Taste and adjust salt.

Cook spaghetti in well-salted water until al dente.

Reserve 200ml pasta water before draining.

Toss hot pasta with pesto, adding pasta water to loosen.

The heat of the pasta will warm the pesto gently.

Serve immediately topped with extra parmesan and pine nuts.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

587

Protein

16.6g

Fat

43.4g

Carbs

35.1g

Fiber

2.7g

Sodium

786mg

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