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Healthy Kale Pesto Pasta Recipe
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Healthy Kale Pesto Pasta Recipe

A vegetarian Italian Recipes recipe with kale - one bunch, basil leaves - one bunch, avocado - mashed. Ready in 34 min, serves 5.

Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳

Calories
655kcal
Estimated Cost
325-475
Carbs67g
Protein28g
Fats31g
Servings Scaler
5

Instructions

12 steps
  1. 1

    To begin Healthy Kale Pesto Pasta Recipe, bring a pot of water to a rolling boil and add the fusilli pasta

    kale - one bunchpasta fusilli
  2. 2

    Add a tablespoon of oil and a teaspoon of salt

    salt - for seasoning
  3. 3

    Cook until the pasta is cooked through

    pasta fusilli
  4. 4

    Drain the water from the cooked pasta and cool the pasta under running water so that the pasta stops cooking

    pasta fusilli
  5. 5

    Keep aside

  6. 6

    Now to make the pesto, in a food processor add roughly chopped Kale leaves, basil leaves, walnuts, lemon juice, black pepper powder, olive oil, green chilli paste, garlic and parmesan cheese

    kale - one bunchbasil leaves - one bunchtablespoons walnuts(2)lemon juice(1)tablespoons black pepper powder(1)tablespoons extra virgin olive oil(2)green chilli paste(1 tablespoon)cloves garlic(2)tablespoons parmesan cheese(2)mozzarella cheese - grated(3/4 cup)
  7. 7

    Blend until it becomes a smooth green paste

    green chilli paste(1 tablespoon)
  8. 8

    Place a heavy bottomed pan, on a low to medium flame

  9. 9

    Add in the pesto mixture and cooked pasta

    pasta fusilli
  10. 10

    Add in the grated mozzarella cheese and give them all a good toss

    tablespoons parmesan cheese(2)mozzarella cheese - grated(3/4 cup)
  11. 11

    Kale pesto pasta is ready to serve, serve it warm or let it cool in refrigerator and serve as a pasta salad

    kale - one bunchpasta fusilli
  12. 12

    Serve Kale Pesto Pasta along with Whole Wheat Rosemary Focaccia Bread and Mushroom soup for a sumptuous Italian Style Sunday lunch

    kale - one bunchpasta fusilli

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