Pesto Pasta recipe - ingredients, nutrition and when to eat it
This dish features cooked pasta tossed with pesto made from blended basil, pine nuts, and cheese.
This dish features cooked pasta tossed with pesto made from blended basil, pine nuts, and cheese. Its fragrant, nutty flavor is perfect for a spring or summer lunch or a light dinner.
World cuisine · 20 minutes to cook
Nutrition (per 330.2g serving): 526.4 kcal · protein 14.4g · carbohydrate 59.9g · fat 25g · sodium 625.6mg
Nutrition source: one serving calculated from an ingredient table verified against "National Integrated Food Nutrient Database (standard data)" (Korea MFDS, RDA and Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries via the Public Data Portal).
Tips: Toast the pine nuts in a dry pan over medium-low heat for 2–3 minutes to bring out their nutty aroma.
Tips: Heating pesto over high heat for too long can diminish the basil flavor.
Tips: Add the pasta water 1 tablespoon at a time to adjust the consistency.
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Ingredients (1 serving)
- Cooked pasta — 180 g
- Basil — 20 g
- Pine nuts — 1 Tbsp
- Parmesan cheese — 1.5 Tbsp
- Olive oil — 1 Tbsp
- Garlic — 1 pc
- Cherry tomatoes — 5 pc
- Lemon — 0.3 pc
- Salt — 0.2 tsp
- Ground black pepper — 0.1 tsp