Malunggay Pesto Pasta | Cook Healthy with Malunggay Pesto Pasta for the family!

pine nuts

🥗Healthier: walnuts

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Walnuts provide healthy fats at a lower cost.

Parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated cheese blend

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free and adds a cheesy flavor.

Start with crushed garlic in the food processor.

Add pine nuts to the food processor.

Add 2 cups of fresh basil to the food processor.

Add a little salt and pepper to the mixture.

Pour in 1 cup of olive oil gradually while blending until smooth.

Add malunggay leaves to the blended mixture.

Pre-cook the pasta before mixing with the pesto.

Mix half of the pesto with the pre-cooked pasta in a skillet.

Add salt and pepper to taste to the pasta mixture.

Plate the pasta, twisting it to create height.

Top the plated pasta with grilled chicken breast and additional pesto.

Cooking Techniques

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