Grammy's Kitchen · Pesto Pasta · This Easy 20-Minute Pasta Gets My Son to Eat

One of 155 pesto pasta recipes we measured

This Easy 20-Minute Pasta Gets My Son to Eat Broccoli

from www.simplyrecipes.com

It ranks #1 of 155 for brightness among the pesto pasta recipes we compared.

hands-on10m
waitingnone
makes4
each$0.80
kcal284
levelbeginner
Needs:broccolicitrus juiceAs an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases

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: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

68 g1 heaping cup very small broccoli florets (about 2.4 ounces)
50 g1/2 cup fresh basil or parsley leaves
72 g1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
38 g1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese, plus more for serving, or 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast
31 g2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
6 g2 cloves garlic, peeled
2 g1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more for the pasta water
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
227 g8 ounces spaghetti or bucatini pasta

Method: 4 steps, published by www.simplyrecipes.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

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