Creamy Pesto Pasta
Total Time: 00h 35m
Hands-on Time: 00h 35m
Makes: 4 servings
This creamy avocado pesto pasta is vegan, but you would never know it! Nutritional yeast adds cheesy flavor, and avocado makes for a creamy sauce that’s filling and flavorful.
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Ingredients
- 8 ounces pasta of choice (+ reserved 1/2 cup pasta water)
- 1/3 cup pine nuts, toasted
- 1 large garlic clove, peeled
- 1 1/2 cups fresh basil
- 1 cup spinach
- 1 ripe avocado
- 2 tablespoons Frontier Co-op® Nutritional Yeast
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1/3 cup olive oi
- Frontier Co-op® Sea or Himalayan Pink Salt, to taste
- Frontier Co-op® Fairtrade Organic Black Pepper, to taste
Directions
- Cook pasta according to package directions. Reserve 1/2 cup of the pasta cooking water and drain pasta.
- Into a small skillet over medium low heat, add pine nuts. Toast, stirring often, until they smell fragrant and are lightly browned. Keep a close eye on the pan, as they burn easily.
- Make the pesto: Transfer pine nuts to a food processor, add garlic and pulse a few times, then add basil and spinach and continue pulsing until finely chopped. Add avocado, nutritional yeast, lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper, and continue processing until a smooth sauce forms.
- Toss cooked pasta in the pesto, adding in a few tablespoons of pasta water if needed to loosen the sauce. Optional: top with more pine nuts before serving. Enjoy!
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Frontier Co-op Frontier Co-op Black Pepper, Medium Grind, Organic, Fair Trade Certified™ 1.80 oz.
SKU:19450
$9.69
