Pesto Pasta
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A quick pesto pasta made with homemade basil pesto tossed with spaghetti. Bright, herbaceous, and rich with pine nuts and parmesan, it's an easy weeknight dinner that comes together in minutes.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 4- 8 ounces spaghetti, angel hair, rotini or fusilli, or farfalle
- 1/4 cup raw pine nuts, almonds, walnuts, pecans or pepitas
- 1 3/4 cups lightly packed fresh basil leaves (about 2.25 ounces or 2 bunches), plus small basil leaves for garnish
- ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese (about 0.5 ounce), plus more for garnish
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 2 small-to-medium cloves garlic, roughly chopped
- ½ teaspoon fine salt
- ⅓ cup extra-virgin olive oil
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 30M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
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- Prep
- 15m
- Cook
- 15m
- Sodium
- 354mg
- Total sugar
- 2g
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Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 107mg
- Calcium
- 61mg
- Iron
- 3mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 15M
- SODIUM
- 354MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.