Pesto Veggie Pasta Recipe is a creamy, delicious dish made with the almond pesto recipe. Broccoli and peas make this beautiful dish unique and so inviting.
Pesto pasta is one of my favorite Italian dishes as a complete dish with chicken or without as a vegetarian/vegan dish. Broccoli and peas perfectly match your version of delicious vegetarian pesto pasta.
It’s amazing how this dish fulfilling can be, so I recommend consuming it in moderation in a sense of high pesto pasta calories. One serving is about 541 calories.
Agh…I know… my biggest temptation is not to eat the whole thing at once in the first 10 minutes. And I can tell you; you are going to feel the same as me if you’ll make this Pesto Veggie Pasta recipe.
The fresh flavor of herbs from your garden makes it so inviting. One of my favorite herbs can be found in it. Basil, with extra virgin olive oil. My version of pesto is made with almonds, but you can also use pine nuts and walnuts. Whatever you have in your pantry at this moment.
Let’s make this easy dish in just 30 minutes to make the family happy.
Ingredients you’ll need
The Pesto Veggie Pasta recipe is one of the easiest as it has just a few ingredients.
The only ingredients are the almond pesto sauce which can be followed step by step. The pesto sauce ingredients include Almonds, Garlic, Basil, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Parmigiano-Reggiano, Salt, and Pepper.
This Vegetarian Pesto Pasta Recipe includes Broccoli and Peas.
And of course, the essential Pasta and Parmesan Cheese, aka Parmigiano-Reggiano.
How to Make the Pesto Veggie Pasta Recipe
These few ingredients are put together and cooked just in 30 minutes. Make your family happy with a fast dinner. The weeknights can be busy and tiring and come in handy to have a quick dish that can save the night.
- Add the pasta into a pot of boiling salted water, and cook until is well cooked. Drain the pasta cooking water. Reserve 1 cup of the boiling water for later.
- Meanwhile, cook the broccoli and peas in boiling water for 2-3 mins or until bright green and tender. Drain.
- Add the pesto to a heated pan. Add the pasta and reserved cooking water and toss to combine. Add broccoli and peas to the mixture.
- Serve the dish with Parmesan Cheese on top.
What to serve with pesto pasta
For the vegetarian version one of my favorite examples are all kinds of vegetables, different types of salads as a side, the bread rolls which the old-fashioned way are my favorites, from the bakery, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. And another good side to this dish can be hard or soft-boiled eggs.
More Delicious Pasta Dish Recipes
- Vegan Gigi Hadid Pasta
- Vargabéles (Sweet Noodle Pie)
- Fettucine Alfredo
- Pasta with Broccoli
- Rasta Pasta
Pesto Veggie Pasta Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups pasta
- 1 cup broccoli
- 1 cup peas
- 1 cup pesto sauce
- to taste salt and pepper
- parmesan shaved or grated
Instructions
- Add the pasta into a pot of boiling salted water, and cook until is well cooked. Drain the pasta cooking water. Reserve 1 cup of the boiling water for later.
- Meanwhile, cook the broccoli and peas in boiling water for 2-3 mins or until bright green and tender. Drain well.
- Add the pesto to a heated pan.
- Add the pasta and reserved cooking water and toss to combine. Add broccoli and peas to the mixture.
- Serve the dish with Parmesan on top.
Katie Jacques
this veggie pesto pasta is amazing! Perfect for a healthy weeknight dinner!
Camilla
Delicious! Love the combination of peas and broccoli with the pesto pasta!
Jess Selensky
So delicious and filling!
Paula
Love pesto and pasta – this recipe is so good!
Sharina
My family loves this easy and creamy pesto veggie pasta. It is incredibly good and irresistible. Must-try!
Journa Liz Ramirez
Love this recipe. It’s creamy and so delicious. I’ll surely make this again
Cam
So healthy and delicious! Love to try this again!
Gen
Love the peas here! This is a nice, bright, tasty dish that I’ll definitely make again.