Pasta With Green Sauce

⏱️ 15 min 👥 4 servings 📊 Easy
American dinner
Pasta With Green Sauce
Nutrition per Serving
773
Calories
20g
Protein
91g
Carbs
37g
Fat

This Pasta With Green Sauce( Vegan) is creamy, filling, and yet, delicious! It only takes less than 15 minutes to put it onto the table!

📝 Ingredients

  • 1 pound Pasta ((500 gram) of your choice)
  • 2 cup Kale (torn, stem removed)
  • 1 cup Italian Basil (torn, stem removed)
  • 1/2 cup Extra-Virgin Olive Oil (Note1)
  • 1/3 cup Pine Nuts (Note2)
  • 2 clove Garlic
  • 1/2 cup Nutritional Yeast
  • 1/4 tsp Pure Maple Syrup (or organic sugar)
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1/4 tsp Cracked Black Pepper
  • 2 cup Pasta Cooking Water

👨‍🍳 Instructions

  1. 11.Remove stems from Kale and Italian Basil then wash them and air-dried. Add the ingredients for the sauce (kale and Italian basil leaves, extra-virgin olive oil, pine nuts, garlic, nutritional yeast, maple syrup, salt and pepper) into a high-speed blender.
  2. 22. Blending them into a smooth creamy sauce.
  3. 33. Bring a large pot of water to boil, and prepare the pasta according to package directions. Make sure to salt your pasta water well then cook your pasta al dente or to your liking. Meanwhile, preserve 2 cups of pasta cooking water for later use.
  4. 44. Drain the pasta water. Turn the heat to very low. In the same pot, pour the kale pesto sauce into the pot and add one cup of pasta cooking water first (if you like your sauce thinner, add more). Toss your cooked pasta with the sauce until coated well, and turn off the heat. Serve immediately when hot. Sprinkle more nutritional yeast on top if you like, some pine nuts and red chili flakes(optional).

About the Chef & Original Recipe

This recipe was published by joyfuldumplings.com. Visit the original source for step-by-step photos, chef notes and additional details.