Description
A delicious, healthy twist on pasta with pesto!
Ingredients
Scale
Pesto (Makes 1C)
- 1 C Walnuts
- 1/2 C Sun Dried Tomatoes Packed in Olive Oil (with some of the oil)
- 1/3 C Basil, lightly packed (can sub baby spinach for a different tasty twist!)
- 3 Large Cloves Garlic
- 1/2 tsp. Dried Oregano
- 1/4 tsp. Dried Rosemary
- 1/4 tsp. Dried Thyme
- 1/8 tsp. Salt
- 1–2 tsp. Olive Oil
Pasta
- 6 Medium Zucchini
- 1.5 lb. Mushrooms
- 3 Tbsp. Olive Oil
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Slice the mushrooms, toss them with 1 Tbsp. olive oil, and spread them out on a large baking sheet alongside the walnuts. Salt and pepper the mushrooms.
- Place the baking sheet in the oven for 8-10 minutes, until walnuts are fragrant and golden; watch them carefully towards the end, as they can burn.
- Remove the walnuts when ready, and leave the mushrooms to roast for an additional 8-10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
To make the pesto
- Using a food processor or high speed blender, combine the toasted walnuts, sun dried tomatoes, basil, garlic, spices, and salt until smooth. Add an additional 1-2 tsp of olive oil to taste/to reach desired consistency. (If you’re using pesto with traditional pasta, you may need a bit more)
For the Pasta
- Cut the ends off each zucchini, and attach the zucchini to the spiked handle of your spiralizer, fitted with the small noodle blade (the one with little triangles).
- With even pressure, spiralize all zucchinis into noodles.
- Working in two batches, add 1 Tbsp. oil per batch to large pan with tall sides (or wok), and sauté the noodles over medium-high heat for about 10 minutes until slightly softened, stirring occasionally to keep noodles from sticking to the pan.
- Drain for a few minutes in a colander to ensure excess moisture has been removed, and repeat with remaining batch.
- Return the noodles to the pan and add the mushrooms, heating through. If additional juices are released, drain once more.
- Add pesto, starting with around half of the batch, combining well, and adjust depending on sauce preferences (we generally use around 2/3 of the batch). Add salt and pepper to taste!
Notes
- I don’t like a lot of additional oil in my pestos, but if you feel you need a bit more, I recommend adding it to the pasta at the end, as the additional moisture from the zoodles will mix well with the slightly drier pesto.
- We use about 2/3 of a batch of pesto for our pasta, but others like it more sauced!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4