Basil Pesto Recipe - Basil Pesto Pasta Recipe

Super flavourful pesto pasta which has vibrant pesto tossed into it. This makes a great lunch box recipe.

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Last Updated on November 20, 2020

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Super flavourful pesto pasta which has vibrant pesto tossed into it. This makes a great lunch box recipe.

I wanted to try this for quite a long time, but i put it aside in my bucketlist because i couldn't get fresh basil leaves in my place. Yesterday when we went shopping i saw few veggies on the rack, immediately i picked out quite a few of them. I saw this basil leaves at ridiculously cheap price, it was just 10 Rs. I picked 4 bunches of it.

Immediately i tried basil chicken and this one.

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You can make this sauce in bulk and freeze it in small container to use in the future too.

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Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you.

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Basil Pesto Recipe

Aarthi

Super flavourful pesto pasta which has vibrant pesto tossed into it. This makes a great lunch box recipe.

5 from 1 vote

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Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 15 mins

Total Time 25 mins

Course Pasta

Cuisine Italian

Servings 4 servings

Aarthi

Ingredients

  

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• ▢ Spaghetti or any Pasta as needed

FOR PESTO:

• ▢ Basil - 3 cups
• ▢ Garlic - 3 cloves
• ▢ Cashews - ¼ cup
• ▢ Salt to taste
• ▢ Parmesan Cheese - ¼ cup
• ▢ Olive Oil - ½ cup

Instructions

 

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  Take all ingredients for pesto in a blender except oil. Puree til coarsely crushed.
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  Now drizzle olive oil in it and blend till smooth.
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  Now pesto is done.
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  Cook pasta in salted boiling water till it is cooked.
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  Drain and toss in some pesto.
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  Serve.

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1)Take cashews in a blender

2)Add in basil

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3)Add in garlic

4)Add little parmesan cheese

5)Add some salt

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6)Now everything is added in.

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7)Grind it well.

8)Add in olive oil.

9)Now blend this to a smooth puree.

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10)Now it is nice and smooth.

11)Pesto done.

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12)So vibrant and so flavourful.

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13)Take some cooked pasta. I am using spaghetti

14)Add some pesto on top.

15)Toss well

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16) Serve immediately.