Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Delicious Pesto Pasta

One of my favorite new pasta recipes!

I'm really into pesto, but I never even thought of making my own...until now! I came across this recipe and knew it was calling my name!

Adapted from Krithi's Kitchen (We doubled the recipe so we could have leftovers)

Ingredients:
• 2 cups pasta (we used elbows)
• 1 cup fresh basil
• 1/2 cup fresh spinach
• 4 garlic cloves
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese
• 1/4 cup olive oil (we used more)
• salt & pepper to taste

Cook the pasta according to the box directions.

While pasta is cooking, combine the rest of the ingredients in a blender. We felt that the mixture needed more liquid, so that's when we added a little extra olive oil.

Once pasta is done, drain and combine with pesto mixture.

Very easy to do and it tastes FABULOUS!

7 comments :

  1. I've always tried the basic basil pesto!! This spinach pesto sounds far more healthier! :)

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  2. This sounds really tasty! I like that it uses spinach!

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  3. YUMMY!!! The boys would love to eat this too! Thanks hun.

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  4. Looks so yummy! I love me some pesto!! Can you taste the spinich? If not, it would be an excellent way for me to get some nutrients without having to taste it.

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  5. Mmmm...I love that you added the healthy spinach in with the basil!

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