Pesto and Basil Spaghetti

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Pesto and Basil Spaghetti
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Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
15 min.
Preparation
ready in 25 min.
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Ingredients

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6
Ingredients
2 cups fresh Basil (packed and chopped)
0.333 cup toasted Pine nuts
cup extra virgin olive oil
½ cup Parmesan (grated)
3 cloves medium-sized garlic cloves (pressed)
kosher salt (or sea salt)
16 ozs Vermicelli (or other thin cut spaghetti)
How healthy are the main ingredients?
Basilolive oilParmesanPine nutsgarlic clovesalt

Preparation steps

1.
Place chopped basil and toasted pine nuts into a food processor. Add about 1/3 of the olive oil and puree until smooth. Stir in the rest of the oil, grated cheese, garlic and season to taste with salt.
2.
Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook until al dente, 8 to 9 minutes. Drain pasta and mix well with pesto. Garnish with fresh basil leaves and grated Parmesan cheese, if desired. Serve.

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