Spinach & Toasted Pumpkin Seed Pesto Pasta

The recipe Spinach & Toasted Pumpkin Seed Pesto Pasta can be made in around 45 minutes. One serving contains 565 calories, 22g of protein, and 26g of fat. For $1.46 per serving, you get a main course that serves 6. 2 people found this recipe to be delicious and satisfying. A mixture of colorful pasta, salt, olive oil, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. It is brought to you by Foodista. Overall, this recipe earns a solid spoonacular score of 79%. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as California Wheat Berry Bowl With Toasted Pumpkin Seed Pesto, Pesto Pasta with Lemon, Spinach, Edamame & Toasted Almonds, and Pesto Pasta with Lemon, Spinach, Edamame & Toasted Almonds.

Servings: 6

Preparation duration: -1 minutes

Cooking duration: -1 minutes

 

Ingredients:

2 large chicken breast halves

1 lemon (juice only)

3 tbsp cooking fat (I used rendered chicken fat, but butter or olive oil will do nicely)

salt, pepper, dry oregano

3 packed cups baby spinach

1 lemon - juice and zest

1/3 cups (or more) olive oil

3-4 scallions, green serving only

2-3 cloves garlic

1 cup toasted pumpkin seeds

3-4 Tbs chopped parsley

salt, pepper

1 lbs colorful pasta, not too small

1/2 tbsp coarse salt for toasting pumpkin seeds

3 shavings of parmesan into each bowl at serving

Equipment:

pot

frying pan

bowl

Cooking instruction summary:

Start by boiling water for pasta in a large pot. Add some salt and olive oil to prevent pasta from sticking. When water is boiling, add pasta, stir, reduce heat to medium and cook until ready (9-12 minutes, depending on pasta type). Drain an set aside. While pasta is cooking, prepare the rest of the components simultaneously. Start by heating the cooking fat in a skillet over medium heat. Sprinkle chicken breast halves with salt, pepper and dry oregano all over. Place chicken in heated oil and cook on both sides for a short time (1 minute each). Add juice of 1 lemon to the skillet, reduce heat to medium/low and continue cooking, turning occasionally, until done (about 10 - 12 minutes). Set aside. If toasting pumpkin seeds, put 1/2 tbsp of coarse salt in a small (preferably cast iron) skillet over medium heat. Add pumpkin seeds. Toast seeds for a few minutes, stirring or shaking frequently, until they start to crack and turn golden. Turn off the heat and leave pumpkin seeds in the skillet until cool. When move seeds away from salt before using them. It won't be hard, because they are lighter than coarse salt. Discard the salt. Now you are ready to prepare pesto. Reserve 1-2 tbsp of pumpkin seeds for garnish. Put the remaining pumpkin seeds and the rest of the pesto ingredients in a processor and hit pulse a few times at first, allowing everything to settle. Now turn the processor on and see if pesto is thin enough (consistency of pancake batter). If not, add a little more olive oil and/or lemon juice as you work the pesto. Slice or dice cooked chicken breasts. Assemble your dish in serving bowls: pasta, chicken, pesto, pumpkin seed sprinkle and shaved or grated parmesan. Now inhale deeply and try to say Spinach & Pumpkin Seed Pesto Chicken Pasta Bowl three times in a row fast. That's it!

 

Step by step:


1. Start by boiling water for pasta in a large pot.

2. Add some salt and olive oil to prevent pasta from sticking. When water is boiling, add pasta, stir, reduce heat to medium and cook until ready (9-12 minutes, depending on pasta type).

3. Drain an set aside.

4. While pasta is cooking, prepare the rest of the components simultaneously.

5. Start by heating the cooking fat in a skillet over medium heat.

6. Sprinkle chicken breast halves with salt, pepper and dry oregano all over.

7. Place chicken in heated oil and cook on both sides for a short time (1 minute each).

8. Add juice of 1 lemon to the skillet, reduce heat to medium/low and continue cooking, turning occasionally, until done (about 10 - 12 minutes). Set aside.

9. If toasting pumpkin seeds, put 1/2 tbsp of coarse salt in a small (preferably cast iron) skillet over medium heat.

10. Add pumpkin seeds. Toast seeds for a few minutes, stirring or shaking frequently, until they start to crack and turn golden. Turn off the heat and leave pumpkin seeds in the skillet until cool. When move seeds away from salt before using them. It won't be hard, because they are lighter than coarse salt. Discard the salt.

11. Now you are ready to prepare pesto.

12. Reserve 1-2 tbsp of pumpkin seeds for garnish.

13. Put the remaining pumpkin seeds and the rest of the pesto ingredients in a processor and hit pulse a few times at first, allowing everything to settle. Now turn the processor on and see if pesto is thin enough (consistency of pancake batter). If not, add a little more olive oil and/or lemon juice as you work the pesto.

14. Slice or dice cooked chicken breasts.

15. Assemble your dish in serving bowls: pasta, chicken, pesto, pumpkin seed sprinkle and shaved or grated parmesan.

16. Now inhale deeply and try to say Spinach & Pumpkin Seed Pesto Chicken Pasta Bowl three times in a row fast. That's it!


Nutrition Information:

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565 Calories
22g Protein
26g Total Fat
60g Carbs
31% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
565k
28%

Fat
26g
41%

  Saturated Fat
5g
32%

Carbohydrates
60g
20%

  Sugar
2g
3%

Cholesterol
29mg
10%

Sodium
71mg
3%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
22g
45%

Vitamin K
130µg
124%

Selenium
61µg
88%

Manganese
1mg
72%

Phosphorus
381mg
38%

Magnesium
135mg
34%

Vitamin A
1661IU
33%

Vitamin B3
6mg
30%

Vitamin B6
0.47mg
23%

Copper
0.42mg
21%

Vitamin E
2mg
19%

Iron
3mg
18%

Fiber
4g
17%

Zinc
2mg
16%

Potassium
537mg
15%

Folate
61µg
15%

Vitamin C
12mg
15%

Vitamin B5
1mg
10%

Vitamin B1
0.15mg
10%

Vitamin B2
0.15mg
9%

Calcium
70mg
7%

Vitamin D
0.35µg
2%

Vitamin B12
0.08µg
1%

covered percent of daily need
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