Artichoke Pesto on Wagon Wheels

Name: Artichoke Pesto on Wagon Wheels
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 227 grams pack of frozen artichoke hearts, thawed; 1 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 237 milliliters fresh parsley leaves, packed down; 1 clove garlic; 1 Zest and juice of lemon; 1 teaspoons kosher salt; 177 milliliters extra-virgin olive oil; 158 milliliters grated Parmesan; 454 grams wagon wheels pasta (recommended: Barilla); 118 milliliters chopped toasted walnuts

Artichoke Pesto on Wagon Wheels requires roughly 30 minutes from start to finish. This recipe serves 4. This condiment has 1011 calories, 24g of protein, and 61g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 29% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have pack of artichoke hearts, parmesan, juice of lemon, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat.

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Add the pasta and cook until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, about 8 to 10 minutes.

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Pasta

Drain pasta, reserving 1/2 cup of the pasta cooking water.

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Meanwhile, in a food processor combine the artichokes, parsley, walnuts, lemon zest and juice, garlic, salt, and pepper. Run the machine to finely chop all the ingredients, stopping the machine a few times to scrape down the sides. Then, with the machine running, drizzle in olive oil.

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Transfer the artichoke mixture into a large serving bowl. Stir in the cheese.

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Add the warm pasta and toss to combine. If needed, add the reserved pasta water 1/4 cup at a time to moisten the pasta and create a sauce-like consistency.

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