Zucchini Spaghetti with cheese, garlic and basil.

Zoodles with Pesto!

Name: Zoodles with Pesto!
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 6 Zucchini; 1/2 cup olive oil; 2-3 cups fresh basil; 1/4 cup pine nuts; salt and pepper (to taste); 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese

Feb 20, 2015

Zoodles with Pesto!

Zoodles (zucchini noodles), are a great swap to for regular pasta. They pair up deliciously with our easy pesto sauce. You can purchase a number of food spiralizers ranging in price from $15.00 - $40.00 at your local kitchen store. Spiralizers are a great investment, not only can you use them to spiralize zucchini, you can also create fun dishes with carrots and sweet potatoes among other veggies.

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Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 10 mins

Total Time 20 mins

Course Main Dishes

Servings people

Calories 646 kcal

Ingredients

6 Zucchini
1/2 cup olive oil
2-3 cups fresh basil
1/4 cup pine nuts
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese

Instructions

Let’s prepare the zoodles! Spiralize your zucchini and you’ll have wonderfully curly zoodles. Heat 1 tbsp of the olive oil in a pan and sauté the zoodles for 2-3 minutes to soften them a little. Set aside.
Now it’s time to make the pesto. Wash the basil leaves and toss them into a blender or food processor with the pine nuts, remainder of olive oil, pepper and parmesan cheese. Blend until you have a smooth sauce. If your sauce seems too thin, add a bit more parmesan until you reach the desired consistency. Some parmesan cheeses are saltier than others, so only add salt if needed at the very end.
Toss the sauce with the zoodles, garnish with a few basil leaves and sprinkle with some parmesan cheese to taste.