Linguine with Delicious Parsley Pesto
Enjoy this budget friendly, easy to prepare, and absolutely delicious Linguine with Delicious Parsley Pesto with a generous amount of parmesan and side salad.
Ingredients
- large handful Italian parsley
- 5 cloves garlic minced
- 2 Thai chili leaves chilis out for a mild version
- ⅓ cup pine nuts
- ⅓ cup parmesan grated
- ⅓ cup olive oil
- ½ ts salt
- ½ ts pepper
- 12 oz linguine I used Skinner's
Instructions
- Add the Italian parsley, garlic, and Thai chilis to a food processor and pulse/process a few times. Add the pine nuts, parmesan, olive oil, ½ ts salt and ½ ts pepper to the food processor, and process until all ingredients combined and items finely minced.
- In the meantime, cook your pasta according to the package directions. Reserve ¼ cup of the pasta water.
- Once the pasta is cooked, drain, and then add the parsley pesto. If the pasta is too dry for your liking, add a small amount of the reserved pasta water and stir until the pasta is loosened up a bit for your taste. This is not necessary unless you find the pasta too dry.
- Taste, and add salt and pepper if necessary.
Notes
For a mild version, leave out the chilis or add fewer as these chilis can be quite spicy! The pesto can be used as an accompaniment to meat, and as a dip or a spread as well.
Nutrition
Calories: 786kcalCarbohydrates: 89gProtein: 21gFat: 39gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 8gMonounsaturated Fat: 21gCholesterol: 8mgSodium: 574mgPotassium: 377mgFiber: 4gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 99IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 168mgIron: 3mg
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