Looking for a fresh and easy pasta recipe? Here’s a perfect simple and healthy spinach pesto pasta for you! Easy homemade spinach and basil pesto, Parmesan cheese and pasta make for a weeknight dish.
In magic bullet grind basil, spinach, pine nuts, olive oil, parmesan, and nutritional yeast until smooth.
Heat a skillet with 1 tsp oil, add asafoetida (hing) and allow to roast for 1 min. Add pesto sauce, tofu, milk and cream and allow to cook for 5-8mins. Note- To roast tofu, cube firm tofu and roast in 2 tbsp canola oil in pan heated on medium heat until light golden brown on all sides.
Cook pasta according to instructions. I cook until al dente.
Add cooked pasta to parmesan sauce. Serve topped with parmesan and a squeeze of lime juice.
Ingredients
Directions
In magic bullet grind basil, spinach, pine nuts, olive oil, parmesan, and nutritional yeast until smooth.
Heat a skillet with 1 tsp oil, add asafoetida (hing) and allow to roast for 1 min. Add pesto sauce, tofu, milk and cream and allow to cook for 5-8mins. Note- To roast tofu, cube firm tofu and roast in 2 tbsp canola oil in pan heated on medium heat until light golden brown on all sides.
Cook pasta according to instructions. I cook until al dente.
Add cooked pasta to parmesan sauce. Serve topped with parmesan and a squeeze of lime juice.
