Pasta With Creamy Sicilian Pistachio Pesto Sauce

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast provides a cheesy flavor without dairy.

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.

Add pasta and cook for one minute less than package instructions.

In a food processor, combine basil leaves, pistachios, a pinch of salt, and extra virgin olive oil; blend until pistachios are chopped.

Add a few tablespoons of the cooking water to the pistachio paste and blend until desired consistency is reached.

Once pasta is cooked, drain it and mix with the pistachio pesto sauce.

Serve immediately with freshly grated Parmesan or pecorino cheese.

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