An easy and delicious way to take you or your kids' favorite comfort meal a notch higher on the nutritional scale!
You/your kiddos love pasta but want to mix it up a bit and make it a more nutritionally substantial meal? Think PESTO!! I mean you make so many amazing versions of pesto, and pack in lots of good stuff, especially green stuff in there, and it'll taste as delicious and as comforting as a classic pesto.. because let's face it, it's all about the garlic & the Parmesan 😉
This is kind of the 2.0 version of your classic basil pesto.. and a fantastic way to include super greens like spinach or kale in your littles favorite meals. Get them in the kitchen with you making it, washing and chopping and stuffing the greens into the food processor for an added bonus of green food exposure 🙂
One more reason to l0ve this: super freezer friendly! You can prep a big batch of the pesto and keep a jar in your freezer for your rainy days.
Bring the pasta water to a boil, but before putting pasta in, throw in your greens for 30 seconds, remove with a slotted spoon into a colander, rinse with cold water and drain well.
Now put your pasta in the boiling water, and in the meantime, place the kale or spinach and remaining ingredients in a food processor and whiz until blended. Smooth or chunky based on your preference. Drizzle extra olive oil if needed to achieve your preferred consistency.
When pasta is done, drain, and toss over the sauce.
Ingredients
Directions
Bring the pasta water to a boil, but before putting pasta in, throw in your greens for 30 seconds, remove with a slotted spoon into a colander, rinse with cold water and drain well.
Now put your pasta in the boiling water, and in the meantime, place the kale or spinach and remaining ingredients in a food processor and whiz until blended. Smooth or chunky based on your preference. Drizzle extra olive oil if needed to achieve your preferred consistency.
When pasta is done, drain, and toss over the sauce.