Recipes
veg
Pesto pasta
By Jignyasha Ambasana
⏳ Prep Time: 10 minute
24 Jan 2021
Nutritional Overview
Calories
440 kcal
Protein
14 gm
Carbs
69 gm
Fats
12 gm
Ingredients
Penne pasta - 100gms
Olive oil - 8gms
Mushrooms - 20gms
Cherry tomatoes - 20gms
Cashews - 5gms
Spinach, fresh basil, garlic, Italian herbs, black peppercorns, salt
Method
Step 1
For pesto - cup spinach cup basil pods garlic cashews Take all the above ingredients and add salt and grind until a paste is formed. Pesto is ready.
Step 2
Boil pasta and drain it and let it cool.
Step 3
Heat gms oil in a non stick pan. Add mushrooms. Sauté until golden.
Step 4
Add boiled pasta, Italian herbs, pepper and salt if needed and mix well.
Step 5
Add the pesto and mix it with the pasta and let it cook for a couple of minutes on medium.
Step 6
Chop the cherry tomatoes in half and add to the pasta.
Step 7
Serve in a plate and can garnish it with Parmesan if your macros permit. I skipped the Parmesan and instead had stir fry tofu.
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