Photo: Tyrrell Fitness And Nutrition
Broccoli Pesto
11 ingredients
10 min + 5 min
4
openrecipes
A sneaky recipe that manages to hide a whole head of broccoli in a bowl of pasta and it only takes 15 minutes until it’s on the table.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
726
Calories
27g
Protein
43g
Fat
66g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Pasta | 1 cup cooked (140g) | 220 |
| Pine Nut | 1 oz (28g) | 191 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Parmesan Cheese | 1 oz (28g) | 110 |
| Broccoli | 1 cup chopped (156g) | 55 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Chili | 1 tsp (2.7g) | 8 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Basil | 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) | 1 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 1 whole Head Broccoli, Chopped Into Large Sections
- 1 pound Pasta (your Choice Of Noodles)
- 3 Tablespoons Olive Oil
- 1 Tablespoon Pine Nuts, Plus More For Garnish
- 2 teaspoons Lemon Juice
- 5 whole Fresh Basil Leaves
- ¼ cups Parmesan Cheese, Plus More To Serve
- 1 clove Garlic
- ½ teaspoons Salt
- ½ teaspoons Pepper
- ¼ teaspoons Red Pepper Flakes, For Garnish (optional)
Directions
Step-by-step directions aren't available for this recipe in our database.
View the full recipe at the original source →
By tastykitchen ·
Recipe sourced from
openrecipes