Broccoli Pesto Pasta Recipe
Broccoli Pesto Pasta Recipe with step by step pictures. A healthy kids friendly pasta recipe made with broccoli, garlic, cashews, parmesan, olive oil and seasonings. Learn how to make the best broccoli pesto pasta for kids with stepwise pictures and video.
Equipment
- Cooking pot
- Blender
Ingredients
For Cooking Pasta
- 1 cup Dry Pasta i used macaroni
- 6 cups Water
- 2 teaspoon Salt
For Broccoli pesto
- 2 cups Broccoli cut into florets
- 10 no Cashews
- 4 cloves Garlic peeled
- ¼ cup Parmesan Cheese
- 1 teaspoon Red Chilli Flakes
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1 tablespoon Lemon Juice
- ¼ cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Instructions
- Bring lots of water to a boil. Add salt to it, add in broccoli and cook for 2 mins. strain it using a slotted spoon and set aside.
- In the same pot add pasta and cook till done.
- When the pasta is cooking, make pesto. take cashews, garlic, red chilli flakes, salt, parmesan cheese and pulse few times till it is blended. Add in broccoli and olive oil and pulse few times so it is coarsely crushed.
- Now drain the cooked pasta and add it to a bowl, add in this pesto and toss well. Add little pasta cooking water if needed. Serve with a sprinkling of parmesan cheese.
Notes
- Instead of using broccoli, you can use cauliflower or spinach too.
- Cooked protein like chicken, prawns, tofu can be tossed in the pasta.
- You can use almonds instead of cashews.
- Use a good amount of parmesan cheese for flavour.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingsCalories: 470kcalCarbohydrates: 33gProtein: 12gFat: 33gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 22gCholesterol: 9mgSodium: 3773mgPotassium: 442mgFiber: 4gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 943IUVitamin C: 83mgCalcium: 236mgIron: 2mg
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