This is a great little pesto recipe that you can use to top pasta, tossing it in with the tomato sauce. This is enough for 4 main pasta servings, as it packs a lot of flavour. You can easily increase the recipe to what you need. Serve with a side spinach salad for a complete meal.
Ingredients:
-1/2 cup of packed fresh basil
-1/4 cup walnut pieces
-1 garlic clove or 1 tsp garlic powder
-1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
-1/8 tsp salt
-1/8 tsp dried red hot chili pepper flakes
-1 heaping tbsp grated Parmesan or Romano cheese
-Whole wheat pasta and pomodoro/tomato sauce of your choice
Directions:
Place all ingredients--except the pasta and tomato sauce-- in a food processor and process until pureed, stopping the machine and scraping down the sides a couple of times. Place in a small bowl, covered until your pasta is cooked. After cooking your pasta and tossing it with tomato sauce, transfer the pasta to individual serving bowls and toss in a tbsp of the pesto for each serving. Serve with a side spinach salad for a complete meal.
