🌿 Penne with Genovese Pesto

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Penne with classic basil pesto, pine nuts and Parmesan.

⏱️ 20 min🍽️ 2 servings👩‍🍳 Medium🔥 598 kcal per serving💪 19 g protein per serving

Ingredients

  • 160 g penne pasta
  • 80 g green pesto sauce
  • 40 g Parmesan
  • 20 g pine nuts
  • to taste salt

Method, step by step

  1. Cook the pasta in salted water according to the packet time.
  2. Mix the pesto with 2 tablespoons of the pasta cooking water to loosen it.
  3. Drain the pasta al dente and toss it with the pesto in a large bowl.
  4. Add the toasted pine nuts and the grated Parmesan.
  5. Serve right away with more cheese and black pepper to taste.

Nutritional information (per serving)

598
kcal
19 g
protein
69 g
carbs
28 g
fat

Values are approximate.

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