Spinach Pesto Pasta Recipes

Steps:

• Place the first 6 ingredients in a food processor; cover and pulse until chopped. Add the walnuts, lemon juice and zest; cover and process until blended. While processing, gradually add oil in a steady stream., Serve desired amount of pesto with pasta. Transfer remaining pesto to ice cube trays. Cover and freeze up to 1 month., To use frozen pesto: Thaw in the refrigerator for 3 hours. Serve with pasta.

Steps:

• In a food processor, add all ingredients to make pesto and blend until walnuts are finely blended.
• In a hot pan, add olive oil and cook chicken breast. Salt and pepper to taste.
• Remove the chicken and slice.
• Combine the chicken and pesto sauce into spaghetti and mix until the sauce fully coats the pasta.
• Serve and top it off with parmesan cheese.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• Boil the pasta according to pack instructions. Meanwhile, boil a kettle of water, then slowly pour over the spinach in a colander until it wilts. Shake off the excess water, then put the spinach into a food processor.
• Add the garlic, oil, half of the cheese and most of the pine nuts to the processor with the spinach, then pulse to a pesto-like sauce. Season with the nutmeg and salt and pepper. Stir through the hot, drained pasta and serve topped with the olives and the remaining crumbled cheese and pine nuts.

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions.
• While pasta is cooking, in food processor or blender, combine spinach, tofu, lemon juice, garlic, broth, cheese, pepper, and Italian seasoning, process until smooth. Set aside.
• Spray a large non-stick saute pan with cooking spray. Over medium heat, cook onions and mushrooms until tender. Reduce heat to low, add pesto mixture and heat until hot.
• Toss pasta with sauce and bacon bits. Serve with additional Parmesan cheese, if desired. NOTE: If sauce seems too thick, thin to desired consistency with pasta cooking water or broth.

Steps:

• Heat pot over medium-high heat.
• Add oil to the pot.
• Cook the spinach until wilted.
• Add the mushrooms, salt, and pepper cooking until most of the water is gone.
• Add the pesto and parmesan.
• Add the spaghetti, and toss until evenly coated, with the sauce sticking to the noodles.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• In a large skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until caramelized, 15 - 20 minutes.
• Bring a large pot of water to boil, salt it, add the pasta; cook al dente. Drain, saving 1 cup of the pasta water.
• While the pasta cooks heat the olive oil in a small saucepan & rosemary sprig over med-low heat & steep for 5 minutes. Let it cool and discard the rosemary.
• Pour the oil and garlic in a food processor. Add the spinach and process into a thick paste. Season with salt & pepper.
• Stir the pasta cooking water into the onions, then stir in the pesto. Add the cheese and toss to combine.

Steps:

• In the food processor put in the spinach,lemon zest, lemon juice,garlic,olive oil,salt,pepper and cheese (sundried tomatoes). Process til spinach is small and everything is well combined.
• Meanwhile boil pasta til Al Dente.
• Pour Pesto mixture into large Pasta bowl and toss in hot pasta to coat and 1 or 2 tbs of pasta water if needed.
• Serve immediately with chicken or eat alone.
• Enjoy.