Pasta in Pesto Sauce - How To Make Pesto Pasta | Creamy Pesto Pasta

pine nuts

🥗Healthier: walnuts

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Walnuts provide healthy fats and are more affordable.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast is lower in calories and adds a cheesy flavor.

Boil water in a large pot and add salt.

Cook fusilli pasta in boiling water until al dente, according to package instructions.

While pasta cooks, prepare the pesto sauce by combining fresh basil leaves, garlic cloves, and pine nuts in a food processor.

Pulse until finely chopped, scraping down the sides as needed.

With the processor running, slowly drizzle in olive oil until smooth.

Season pesto with salt and pepper to taste.

Drain pasta, reserving some pasta water.

Toss hot pasta with pesto, adding reserved water as needed for consistency.

Add bell peppers, zucchini, cherry tomatoes, and boiled broccoli to the pasta.

Mix in stock and additional oil as needed.

Serve immediately, garnished with extra parmesan, fresh basil, chili flakes, and a dash of olive oil.

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