Pasta with Walnut Pesto

By luvyaz12

Prep: 15 minutes
Cook: 9 minutes

647 calories
41 g fat
15 g protein
57 g carb

Ingredients

• 1 lb past
• 1 cup walnuts
• 2 cups parsley leaves (plus extra for garnish)
• 6 small sage leaves
• 1 halved garlic close
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 3/4 cup olive oil
• 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese (plus extra for garnish)

Preparation

Step 1

In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook 1 lb pasta. Drain, reserve some of the cooking liquid. Puree walnuts, parsley leaves, sage, garlic, salt, pepper, olive oil in food processor until smooth. Toss with pasta, Parmesan cheese, 1/2 cup cooking liquid to moisten. Top with more Parmesan cheese and chopped parsley