Arugula Pesto Pasta

Serves

4

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

10 minutes

Ingredients

2 cups (250 g) whole wheat penne
1 cup (100 g) arugula
½ cup (45 g) pine nuts
½ cup (40 g) walnuts
3 onions, diced
2 handfuls fresh basil leaves
1 yellow bell pepper, deseeded, diced
5 sun-dried tomatoes, drained
2 garlic cloves
3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
salt and pepper, to taste

Nutrition

(Per Serving)

Calories

538

Fats

29 g

Protein

13 g

Carbs

63 g

Instructions

  • Cook pasta according to packaging instructions.
  • Heat non-stick skillet over medium heat. Toast pine nuts until slightly browned. Set aside in small bowl.
  • Add 1 tablespoon oil to skillet and sauté 1 onion until soft. Blitz onion in food processor with ½ cup arugula, almost all basil, ¾ toasted pine nuts, walnuts, salt, pepper, and 1 tablespoon oil. Stop once thick pesto paste forms.
  • Heat remaining oil in skillet and sauté 2 onions and bell pepper. Cook for 5 minutes over low heat.
  • Add garlic and cook for another minute. Drain pasta and add to skillet, along with pesto and sun-dried tomatoes.
  • Serve immediately topped with remaining arugula, pine nuts, and basil.
  • Store in refrigerator if not consuming immediately.