Pasta with home-made pesto and broccoli Recipe

Name: Pasta with home-made pesto and broccoli
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 generous bunch fresh basil; 1 cup pine nuts; 120 gr. parmesan cheese; 1 generous glass good quality olive oil; 1 lemon (juice of); 4 cloves garlic (6 if it's a small bulb); 1 few pinches of salt; 3 tbsp. pesto sauce; 1 tablespoon mixed seeds; 1 packet tallerines; 1 small head broccoli

Servings: persons

1 generous bunch fresh basil
1 cup pine nuts
120 gr. parmesan cheese
1 generous glass good quality olive oil
1 lemon (juice of)
4 cloves garlic (6 if it's a small bulb)
1 few pinches of salt
3 tbsp. pesto sauce
1 tablespoon mixed seeds
1 packet tallerines
1 small head broccoli

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["Break the cheese into smaller pieces, put in the food processor with the pine nuts and blitz", "Add the rest of the pesto ingredients and blitz again until you obtain a smooth, vibrant green sauce", "If the sauce is too ""dry"" add more olive oil blitz and carry on adding and blitzing until you get this kind of texture.", "Taste and add salt accordingly", "Save in an airtight container.", "It will keep for days in the fridge.", "For the broccoli pasta, wash the broccoli well.", "Heat about 4 cm.", "of water in a small saucepan and when it is boiling add a pinch of salt, the broccoli florets and cover with a lid.", "Steam for 4 minutes and drain immediatly.", "Hold under cold running water to stop it from getting limp.", "Cook the pasta according to the instructions in the packet and drain thoroughly.", "Mix the hot pasta with the pesto sauce in the pan.", "Add the broccoli and transfer to an oven dish.", "Sprinkle with seeds and put a dollup of pesto on the seeds.", "Put in a pre-heated oven at 180 degrees for 10 minutes.", "Serve with a very simple tomato, onion and lettuce salad on the side.", "Enjoy :-)"]

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 11 ingredients. The key ingredients include: 1 generous bunch fresh basil, 1 cup pine nuts, 120 gr. parmesan cheese, 1 generous glass good quality olive oil, and more.

Yes, Pasta with home-made pesto and broccoli falls under the Pasta & Noodles category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3–4 days. Reheat gently before serving.

Pasta with home-made pesto and broccoli

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