Grammy's Kitchen · Pesto Pasta · Creamy Pasta Primavera
One of 155 pesto pasta recipes we measured
from www.wellplated.com
It ranks #1 of 155 for brightness among the pesto pasta recipes we compared. 13 cooks on www.wellplated.com rate it 4.9★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 155.
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Adapts cleanly: egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 170 g | 6 ounces whole wheat cavatappi pasta |
| 27 g | 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil |
| 28 g | 2 tablespoons unsalted butter |
| 150 g | 1 small shallot (chopped or 1/2 cup chopped spring onion) |
| 122 g | 2 carrots (peeled and cut into thin, 1/4-inch x 1-inch matchsticks) |
| 120 g | 1 red bell pepper (cored and cut into matchsticks) |
| 120 g | 1 yellow bell pepper (cored and cut into matchsticks) |
| 454 g | 1 pound asparagus (ends snapped and cut diagonally into 1-inch pieces) |
| 4 g | 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning (plus additional to taste) |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon kosher salt (plus additional to taste) |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper |
| 9 g | 3 garlic cloves (finely chopped) |
| 145 g | 1 cup frozen peas (no need to thaw) |
| 100 g | 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese (at room temperature, plus additional for serving) |
| 122 g | 1/2 cup whole milk Greek yogurt (at room temperature (DO NOT use fat free or it will curdle)) |
| Chopped fresh parsley (tarragon, or basil, for serving) |
Method: 5 steps, published by www.wellplated.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Really liked how balanced this pasta turned out. It’s creamy but not overly rich, and the veggies still had some bite, which I appreciated. I had to add a splash of more pasta water to get the sauce just right, but overall it was easy and tasty. Thank you for ” — a cook, 5★
“Cooked this for my family tonight and everyone enjoyed it. Even my kids, who usually pick around vegetables, ate most of it without complaint! The sauce was surprisingly creamy considering how light the ingredients are. I will definitely make this again soon. ” — a cook, 5★