Penne Pasta with Basil Walnut Pesto

Name: Penne Pasta with Basil Walnut Pesto
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 cups Fresh washed basil leaves; 1/2 cup Toasted walnuts; 1/4 cup Olive oil; 1 tsp Oregano dried; 6 Garlic cloves; 2 Chopped green chillies or use crushed black pepper; 1/4 tsp Cumin seeds; to taste Salt; 2 tablespoons Lemon juice; 2 cups Cooked penne pasta (as per instructions); 1 tablespoon Olive oil; 1 tsp Crushed garlic; 1 cup Grated parmesan cheese; 1/2 cup Cheese sauce; as needed Hot Water; as needed Salt and Italian seasonings; A Toasted bread slices to serve

Vaishali Suhas @HealthisWealth

Bangalore , India

Penne pasta is an important and favourite pasta in the Italian cuisine. It can be made with so many varieties of sauces like creamy white cheese sauce, red arrabiata sauce or the green sauce made with basil and nuts pesto . It is a flavourful, nutty and fragrant pasta with aroma of basil. Served with grilled bread and olive oil! Enjoy!
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Vaishali Suhas @HealthisWealth

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Ingredients

30 minutes

4 servings

For the pesto sauce:
2 cupsFresh washed basil leaves
1/2 cupToasted walnuts
1/4 cupOlive oil
1 tspOregano dried
6Garlic cloves
2Chopped green chillies or use crushed black pepper
1/4 tspCumin seeds
to tasteSalt
2 tablespoonsLemon juice
For the pasta
2 cupsCooked penne pasta (as per instructions)
1 tablespoonOlive oil
1 tspCrushed garlic
1 cupGrated parmesan cheese
1/2 cupCheese sauce
as neededHot Water
as neededSalt and Italian seasonings
AToasted bread slices to serve

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Steps

30 minutes

1

First to make pesto, grind all the ingredients to a fine paste.
2

Add lemon juice and mix well.
3

Now heat olive oil in a pan. Saute the garlic.
4

Then add the pesto and cook for 1 min to get the flavours active.
5

Add the cheese sauce, seasonings and mix well. Then add in penne and gently combine.
6

Add a dash of water to help coat the sauces well.
7

Once it is aromatic, remove from flame. Add some of the parmesan. Then serve in a plate and sprinkle parmesan cheese on top.
8

Serve with bread slices toasted with olive oil. Enjoy!

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Vaishali Suhas @HealthisWealth

on February 24, 2022 09:49

Bangalore , India

Hello and welcome to my collection of healthy , tasty and easy recipes. I am Vaishali Suhas, from Nagpur, India. A Diet coach, Wellness and Nutrition Expert, and a Food Technologist. I am also a proud Cookpad author, Home chef, Baker and Vegetarian / Vegan recipe developer. Follow me on my page on Instagram@vaishubakesYouTube https://youtube.com/@NutritionwithVaishali?si=YorzPAvED9UV3VyZFacebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063908260991&mibextid=2JQ9oc