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Pasta with pesto is very easy to make. All you need to do is boil the pasta according to package directions, and while the pasta is boiling, make the pesto!
Making the pesto is very easy and doesn’t require any cooking. Pesto is made in a food processor – just put all ingredients in a food processor, press the button and everything will be chopped together to make a green pesto.
Pesto is full of vitamins and anti-oxidants because of all the healthy ingredients that go into it. Classic basil pesto is made out the following ingredients: basil, garlic, parmesan cheese, olive oil and pine nuts. If you are concerned about the calories in a pesto, just use less pesto in your pasta – a little pesto goes a long way!
Once the pasta finishes cooking, drain it and toss it with the pesto. Pasta with classic basil pesto is a yummy vegetarian dinner that takes less than 15 minutes to make from start to finish!
This delicious pasta is packed with flavor thanks to the amazing homemade pesto! Fresh basil, garlic, Parmesan cheese, pine nuts and olive oil make it taste unforgettable!
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hi..want to try this but not sure if i like pine nuts? can you leave them out? and i dont have food processer…would a blender work just the same? thanks!
hi..want to try this but not sure if i like pine nuts? can you leave them out? and i dont have food processer…would a blender work just the same? thanks!
You can leave the pine nuts out, or you can use walnuts in a pesto instead of pine nuts. Blender will work too.