Grammy's Kitchen · Pesto Pasta · Broccoli Pesto Pasta with Green Olives

One of 155 pesto pasta recipes we measured

Broccoli Pesto Pasta with Green Olives

from cookieandkate.com

It ranks #1 of 155 for brightness among the pesto pasta recipes we compared. 38 cooks on cookieandkate.com rate it 4.9★.

hands-on20m
waitingnone
makes4
each$0.85
kcal409
levelbeginner
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The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 155.

this recipe typical

Where it stands out

  • #1 of 155 for brightness
  • #1 of 155 for noodle texture
  • #1 of 155 for saltiness
  • #1 of 155 for sauce cling

Adapts cleanly: egg-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

182 g2 cups broccoli florets
454 g1 pound uncooked pasta, such as rigatoni or penne
1 cup plain green olives, drained and pitted
22 g3 tablespoons pine nuts
38 g2 cups fresh basil leaves (about 1 1/3 ounce, or 2 small containers)
9 g3 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
19 g3 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Several twists of freshly ground black pepper, to taste
54 g1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Salt, to taste
Optional, for serving (my additions): Dollops of ricotta and/or red pepper flakes, drizzle of olive oil

Method: 7 steps, published by cookieandkate.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“Hello Kate….I have made many of your recipes and Loved them! Having said that and having some reservations about trying this one, I gave in. Sadly “mushing” up pine nuts (pricey) with olives and basil and brocolli just didn’t cut it. My poor hubby who usually ” — a cook
“This is another wonderful recipe! I’m from Australia, absolutely love this recipe. I included the juice of one fresh lemon (off a tree) for zing! And an extra tablespoon of pine nuts. I don’t think you can go wrong with this recipe, or variations. We love broc” — a cook
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