Cooking Times

10 min
Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
20 min
Total Time

Ingredients (8 items)

8.00 oz Whole wheat pasta
4.00 cups Fresh spinach
0.50 cup Walnuts
2.00 cloves Garlic
0.25 cup Olive oil
1.00 tsp Lemon zest
0.25 cup Parmesan cheese
grated, optional
0.50 tsp Salt

Instructions (6 steps)

1
Cook pasta according to package instructions.
10 minutes
2
Blend spinach, walnuts, garlic, olive oil, lemon zest, and salt into pesto.
3
Drain pasta and reserve 0.5 cup water.
4
Toss pasta with pesto, adding reserved water if needed.
5
Top with parmesan if using.
6
Serve immediately.