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Pasta with creamy walnut pesto
8 ingredients
15 min + 12 min
Serves 4
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This unusual pesto is also wonderful with potato gnocchi, on crostini, in panini, or stirred into risotto at the end
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
640
Calories
20g
Protein
42g
Fat
47g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Pasta | 1 cup cooked (140g) | 220 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Parmesan Cheese | 1 oz (28g) | 110 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Cream | 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy | 51 |
| Walnut | 1 walnut half (4g) | 26 |
| Clove | 1 tsp ground (2g) | 7 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Basil | 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) | 1 |
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
- 400g pasta (I used orecchiette)
- 175g walnut halves or pieces
- 1 garlic clove
- handful fresh basil , leaves roughly torn, plus extra to serve (optional)
- 100g Parmesan (or vegetarian alternative), freshly grated, plus extra to serve (optional)
- 50g butter
- 4 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 50ml double cream
Directions
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By bbcgoodfood ·
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