Green Machine Pesto Pasta
Cuisine: Pasta
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Serves: 6 servings
 
Ingredients
  • 1 lb. pasta of choice (I like linguini for this recipe)
  • 1½ cups frozen and thawed peas
  • 2 small broccoli crowns, but into florets
  • 4-5 big handfuls of spinach
  • ½ cup fresh basil leaves
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • ⅓ cup almonds
  • ½ cup shredded parmesan cheese + more for serving
  • ½ tsp. ground black pepper
  • ⅓ cup olive oil
Instructions
  1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook pasta according to package directions. Reserve 1 cup of pasta water before draining and setting aside.
  2. While the pasta cooks, make the pesto. In a food processor, put peas, broccoli, spinach, basil, salt, garlic, parmesan cheese, almonds, and pepper. Blend until the mixture is in roughly uniform pieces, then drizzle in the olive oil while the food processor is running. You can use more if needed! Taste and add more salt if needed.
  3. Pour the pesto over the pasta and toss to combine. Add pasta water as needed to loosen up the pasta. Cook over medium heat until heated throughout.
  4. Serve with additional parmesan cheese.
  5. Enjoy!
Recipe by For the Love of Gourmet at https://fortheloveofgourmet.com/green-machine-pesto-pasta/