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One of 155 pesto pasta recipes we measured

Pesto Pasta Recipe with Almonds, Manchego, and Roasted Chilies

from www.chilipeppermadness.com

It ranks #1 of 155 for brightness among the pesto pasta recipes we compared. 1 cooks on www.chilipeppermadness.com rate it 5.0★.

hands-on5m
waitingnone
makes4
each$0.74
kcal498
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.

Pasta for 4 ( – I used rigatoni noodles)
2 Pimento de Padron peppers (You can use other peppers, like jalapenos or serranos)
9 g3 cloves garlic
25 g1/4 cup fresh basil
30 g1/4 cup almonds (lightly toasted - use pine nuts for more traditional pesto sauce)
28 g1/4 cup shredded Manchego cheese (use parmesan cheese for more traditional pesto sauce)
108 g1/2 cup olive oil (or more as desired)
Salt and pepper to taste
200 g4 eggs

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

“So good!!! Thanks for sharing!” — a cook, 5★
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