Description
A nutritious pasta dish featuring protein-rich pumpkin seed pesto.
Ingredients
Scale
- 200g pasta
- 100g pumpkin seeds
- 50g basil leaves
- 2 cloves garlic
- 50ml olive oil
- 50g grated Parmesan cheese
- Salt to taste
- Pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cook the pasta according to package instructions.
- In a blender, combine pumpkin seeds, basil leaves, garlic, and olive oil.
- Blend until smooth.
- Add Parmesan cheese and blend again.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Drain the pasta and mix with the pesto.
- Serve warm.
Notes
- You can substitute Parmesan with nutritional yeast for a vegan option.
- Adjust the consistency of pesto with more olive oil if needed.
- This dish can be served cold as a pasta salad.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Blending and Boiling
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 plate
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 50g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 22g
- Cholesterol: 10mg