Spinach Pesto Fusilli

Name: Spinach Pesto Fusilli
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 227 grams baby spinach; 0 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper, plus more as needed; 454 grams fusilli pasta; 2 mediums garlic cloves, peeled and smashed; 1 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more as needed; 1 Tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice (from about 1 medium lemon); 2 teaspoons Finely grated zest of 1 medium lemon (about; 118 milliliters extra-virgin olive oil; 28 grams 1/2 cup finely grated Parmesan cheese (about , plus more for serving; 177 milliliters pine nuts, toasted

Spinach Pesto Fusilli might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 6. This recipe covers 26% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains roughly 15g of protein, 32g of fat, and a total of 583 calories. If you have kosher salt, lemon zest, olive oil, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the lemon zest you could follow this main course with the Orange Marmalade Cookies with Orange Zest Icing as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 25 minutes.

Instructions

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

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Add the pasta and cook according to the package directions or until al dente. Meanwhile, make the pesto.

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Pasta

Pesto

Place half of the spinach and all of the pine nuts and garlic in a food processor fitted with a blade attachment. Pulse, scraping down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula as needed, until coarsely chopped, about 10 (1-second) pulses. Scrape down the sides of the bowl.

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Pine Nuts

Spinach

Garlic

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Add the remaining spinach and pulse until coarsely chopped, about 20 (1-second) pulses, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.

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Spinach

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Add the measured Parmesan, lemon zest and juice, measured salt, and measured pepper and process until combined, about 30 seconds. Scrape down the sides of the bowl.With the motor running, slowly pour in the oil and process until a smooth paste forms, about 30 seconds; set the pesto aside in the food processor.When the pasta is ready, reserve 1/2 cup of the cooking water, then drain the pasta and return it to the pot.

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Lemon Zest

Parmesan

Pepper

Juice

Pasta

Pesto

Water

Salt

Cooking Oil

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Pot

Place the pot over low heat, add the pesto and 1/4 cup of the reserved cooking water, and stir to combine. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the pasta is well coated, adding more pasta water as needed to reach the desired consistency. Taste, season with additional salt and pepper as needed, and serve with Parmesan on the side.

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Salt And Pepper