Pasta with Spinach Pesto
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- Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
Whole Wheat pasta (8 oz., uncooked)Pesto ingredients:Almonds (2 tbsp.)Garlic (1 clove)Lemon/Lime Zest (1 tsp.)Fresh Baby Spinach (4 ounces)Parmesan or Pecorino cheese, grated (2 tbsp.)Chicken Broth or Olive Oil (2 tbsp.)
1. Cook pasta according to package directions. Reserve 1/2 cup of the cooking liquid.
2. In a food processor, pulse pesto ingredients. Puree until smooth, scraping down the sides of the bowl as necessary.
3. Toss the pasta with the pesto, adding some of the reserved cooking water if the pasta seems dry.
Serving Size: Makes 4 cup servings.
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user 33134JM.
2. In a food processor, pulse pesto ingredients. Puree until smooth, scraping down the sides of the bowl as necessary.
3. Toss the pasta with the pesto, adding some of the reserved cooking water if the pasta seems dry.
Serving Size: Makes 4 cup servings.
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user 33134JM.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 108.2
- Total Fat: 2.7 g
- Cholesterol: 2.1 mg
- Sodium: 128.0 mg
- Total Carbs: 17.4 g
- Dietary Fiber: 3.6 g
- Protein: 5.6 g
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