Roasted Tomato Basil Pesto Pasta

Need a pescatarian main course? Roasted Tomato Basil Pesto Pasta could be a great recipe to try. One portion of this dish contains roughly 26g of protein, 42g of fat, and a total of 755 calories. For $4.14 per serving, this recipe covers 34% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. It is brought to you by Jessica Gavin. 25 people have made this recipe and would make it again. If you have whole wheat spaghetti, black pepper, lemon zest, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 30 minutes. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 97%. This score is spectacular. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Caprese (Tomato, Basil, and Mozzerella) Pesto With Pasta, Mini Eggplant Parm, Roasted Cherry Tomato, Basil Pesto, and Roasted aubergine, tomato & basil pasta.

Servings: 4

Preparation duration: 5 minutes

Cooking duration: 25 minutes

 

Ingredients:

½ cup packed basil leaves

1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

2 pints cherry tomatoes, cut in half

2 garlic cloves, chopped

½ teaspoon Kosher salt, plus more as needed

1 teaspoon lemon zest

6 oil-packed anchovies

1/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons olive oil

½ ounce grated Parmesan (1/2 cup), plus more for garnish

¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

1 cup walnuts, divided

12 ounces spaghetti (regular, whole wheat, gluten-free, brown rice noodles)

Equipment:

oven

baking sheet

broiler

bowl

food processor

blender

pot

Cooking instruction summary:

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F. Add walnuts to a rimmed baking sheet and toast in the center rack of the oven for 8-10 minutes, until slightly darkened, stirring halfway through. Allow to cool.Heat broiler. In a large bowl combine tomatoes, 2 tablespoons olive oil, and teaspoon salt. Add to a rimmed baking sheet. Place sheet in oven about 8 to 10 inches away from the top of the broiler. Cook until tomatoes start to soften and blister, and some liquid has released, about 5 to 7 minutes. Set aside to slightly cool.In a blender or food processor, and anchovies, garlic, lemon zest, red pepper flakes, and ounce of Parmesan cheese. Pulse until finely ground, about 15 seconds. Add cup of the toasted walnuts and half of the tomatoes. With the motor running. Stream in cup of the olive oil, process until just combined. Taste and season with salt.Add in black pepper and puree for a few more seconds until combined. Transfer pesto to a large bowl.Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water, according to manufacturers directions. Reserve cup of the pasta liquid, then drain the noodles.Add pasta to the pesto. Add a small amount of the pasta liquid and toss, add more liquid as needed until the sauce coats the pasta. Add basil and remaining tomatoes on top. Divide among bowls and top with parmesan, chopped walnuts, basil, black pepper and a little olive oil drizzle if desired. Enjoy!

 

Step by step:


1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F.

2. Add walnuts to a rimmed baking sheet and toast in the center rack of the oven for 8-10 minutes, until slightly darkened, stirring halfway through. Allow to cool.

3. Heat broiler. In a large bowl combine tomatoes, 2 tablespoons olive oil, and teaspoon salt.

4. Add to a rimmed baking sheet.

5. Place sheet in oven about 8 to 10 inches away from the top of the broiler. Cook until tomatoes start to soften and blister, and some liquid has released, about 5 to 7 minutes. Set aside to slightly cool.In a blender or food processor, and anchovies, garlic, lemon zest, red pepper flakes, and ounce of Parmesan cheese. Pulse until finely ground, about 15 seconds.

6. Add cup of the toasted walnuts and half of the tomatoes. With the motor running. Stream in cup of the olive oil, process until just combined. Taste and season with salt.

7. Add in black pepper and puree for a few more seconds until combined.

8. Transfer pesto to a large bowl.Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water, according to manufacturers directions. Reserve cup of the pasta liquid, then drain the noodles.

9. Add pasta to the pesto.

10. Add a small amount of the pasta liquid and toss, add more liquid as needed until the sauce coats the pasta.

11. Add basil and remaining tomatoes on top. Divide among bowls and top with parmesan, chopped walnuts, basil, black pepper and a little olive oil drizzle if desired. Enjoy!


Nutrition Information:

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755k Calories
25g Protein
42g Total Fat
78g Carbs
84% Health Score
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Calories
755k
38%

Fat
42g
65%

  Saturated Fat
6g
42%

Carbohydrates
78g
26%

  Sugar
6g
8%

Cholesterol
13mg
5%

Sodium
747mg
32%

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Protein
25g
51%

Manganese
3mg
199%

Selenium
71µg
103%

Vitamin C
55mg
68%

Copper
1mg
54%

Magnesium
202mg
51%

Phosphorus
493mg
49%

Vitamin B1
0.61mg
41%

Vitamin B3
7mg
36%

Iron
6mg
35%

Vitamin K
32µg
31%

Vitamin E
4mg
29%

Vitamin B6
0.59mg
29%

Vitamin A
1461IU
29%

Folate
111µg
28%

Calcium
262mg
26%

Potassium
896mg
26%

Zinc
3mg
25%

Vitamin B2
0.29mg
17%

Fiber
3g
16%

Vitamin B5
1mg
14%

Vitamin B12
0.2µg
3%

Vitamin D
0.16µg
1%

covered percent of daily need
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