Trofie Casarecce with Pesto
Serves 2
10 mins prep
10 mins cook
20 mins total
A super tasty plant-based pesto served on Italian pasta, made creamy and zesty. This pesto avoids cheese but still delivers excellent flavor, with fresh basil, nuts, garlic, lemon juice, and olive oil.
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1: Prepare the plant-based pesto by combining fresh basil, toasted pine nuts, walnuts, garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, salt, pepper, nutritional yeast, and a bit of pasta water in a blender. 2: Blend until smooth and creamy. 3: Boil the trofie casarecce pasta according to package instructions until al dente. 4: Drain the pasta and reserve some pasta water. 5: Mix the cooked pasta with the pesto, adding reserved pasta water as needed to loosen the sauce. 6: Garnish with fresh tomato, a basil leaf, a drizzle of olive oil, and grated parmesan cheese.