GREEN PESTO SPAGHETTI | Tasty and easy food recipes for dinner to make at home - cooking videos

pine nuts

🥗Healthier: walnuts

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Walnuts provide a similar texture and flavor at a lower cost.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grana padano

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

Cook spaghetti in a large pot of salted boiling water until al dente, about 8-10 minutes.

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

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

With the food processor running, slowly drizzle in olive oil until the pesto reaches a smooth consistency.

Season the pesto with salt and black pepper to taste.

Drain the spaghetti, reserving a cup of pasta water.

In a large bowl, combine the hot spaghetti with the pesto, adding reserved pasta water as needed to thin the sauce.

Toss until the spaghetti is well coated with the pesto.

Serve immediately, garnished with additional parmesan cheese and pine nuts if desired.

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