Kale Pesto Pasta

Pesto may be one of the easy and delicious ways to eat your greens. You can make it as green as you want, as cheesy as you want and as spicy as you want, with very little extra effort.

Pick a cute looking pasta, like vesuvio pasta, a curly, twisted shape. The pesto will adhere to the pasta wherever it can and it will create a pretty picture.

Key Ingredients in This Recipe

You’ll find the complete list of ingredients and exact quantities in the recipe below.

Pasta
Kale Pesto: kale, garlic, Pecorino Romano cheese, pine nuts, olive oil, salt & pepper.
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How to Make Kale Pesto Pasta

Step 1 – Make the pesto, by adding kale, olive oil, garlic, Pecorino Romano cheese, pine nuts and salt & pepper into a food processor. Process as fine or course as you want it to be.

Step 2 – Cook the pasta according to the directions on the packaging. Drain and reserve some of the pasta water.

Step 3 – Return the pasta to the pan, add the pesto and mix. Allow cheese in the pesto to melt and add some pasta water is you like it a little thinner.

Plate the pasta and sprinkle with grated cheese.

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Kale Pesto Pasta

Author: Marinka

Pesto may be one of the easy and delicious ways to eat your greens. You can make this Kale Pesto Pasta as green as you want, as cheesy as you want and as spicy as you want, with very little extra effort

Prep Time10

Cook Time7

Total Time17

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Servings: people

Ingredients

4 ounces pasta
salt
Pecorino Romano cheese garnish

Kale Pesto

1 cup kale
1.5 ounces Pecorino Romano cheese
2.5 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons pine nuts
1/2 clove garlic
salt & pepper

Instructions

Make the pesto, by adding kale, olive oil, garlic, Pecorino Romano cheese, pine nuts and salt & pepper into a food processor. Process as fine or as coarse as you want it to be.
Cook the pasta in salted water according to the directions on the packaging. Drain and reserve some of the pasta water.
Return the pasta to the pan, add the pesto and mix. Allow the cheese in the pesto to melt and add some pasta water is you like it a little thinner.
Plate the pasta and sprinkle with grated cheese.

Nutrition

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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March 14, 2024 By Marinka

About Marinka

Hi, I’m Marinka and I am so glad you found me smiling while I cook for A Gourmet Food Blog. My mantra is “those who cook happy and eat together, will stay together”. I am a strong believer in experimenting with food in the kitchen. I am a strong believer in creating, cooking and eating food, rather than seeing it as a chore. I know that this is not meant for everybody, but we all gotta eat, so even if you’re not good at it, try some variety – who knows, you may start liking it.