Simple Pasta with Basil Sauce
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Health Score:
86 / 100
Difficulty:
moderate
Difficulty
Preparation:
45 min.
Preparation
Calories:
680
calories
Calories
Nutritional values
1 serving contains
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
| Calorie | 680 cal. | (32 %) | ||
| Protein | 22 g | (22 %) | ||
| Fat | 46 g | (40 %) | ||
| Carbohydrates | 45 g | (30 %) | ||
| Sugar added | 0 g | (0 %) | ||
| Roughage | 5.2 g | (17 %) |
more nutritional values
| Vitamin A | 0.5 mg | (63 %) | ||
| Vitamin D | 0.2 μg | (1 %) | ||
| Vitamin E | 5.6 mg | (47 %) | ||
| Vitamin K | 16.5 μg | (28 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₁ | 0.2 mg | (20 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₂ | 0.3 mg | (27 %) | ||
| Niacin | 6.5 mg | (54 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₆ | 0.2 mg | (14 %) | ||
| Folate | 51 μg | (17 %) | ||
| Pantothenic acid | 0.7 mg | (12 %) | ||
| Biotin | 3.4 μg | (8 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₁₂ | 0.7 μg | (23 %) | ||
| Vitamin C | 13 mg | (14 %) | ||
| Potassium | 388 mg | (10 %) | ||
| Calcium | 552 mg | (55 %) | ||
| Magnesium | 75 mg | (25 %) | ||
| Iron | 4.6 mg | (31 %) | ||
| Iodine | 29 μg | (15 %) | ||
| Zinc | 3.7 mg | (46 %) | ||
| Saturated fatty acids | 12.3 g | |||
| Uric acid | 46 mg | |||
| Cholesterol | 29 mg | |||
| Complete sugar | 3 g |
Author of this recipe:
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Ingredients
for
4
- Ingredients
- 4 cups Basil
- 1 garlic clove
- coarse Sea salt
- ½ cup Pine nuts
- 1 cup olive oil (extra virgin)
- 0.333 cup Parmesan (grated)
- ½ cup pecorino romano (grated)
- 18 ozs Spaghetti
Preparation steps
1.
Place the basil leaves, garlic clove and some sea salt in a mixer and blend. Add the pine nuts and gradually add the olive oil. (It is very important to use a mild Ligurian olive oil). Do not puree the mixture too finely and do not leave the mixer on constantly. Finally, stir in the grated cheese.
2.
Cook the spaghetti in plenty of boiling salted water until al dente.
3.
Drain (keep some of the water) and mix with the pesto and 3-4 tbsp of the reserved cooking water. Arrange on plates and garnish with some grated Parmesan, serve immediately.
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