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Roasted Summer Pasta with Homemade Pesto


  • Author: Jessie

Description

Roasted Summer Pasta with Homemade Pesto has all the best summer produce and is topped with a delicious walnut parmesan pesto!


Ingredients

Scale
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil (affiliate)
  • 2 cups cherry tomatoes (I like to use the multi-colored package)
  • 8oz button mushrooms, quartered
  • 2 medium zucchini, cut into ¼ inch thick half moons
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 16oz dried pasta (I like to use Rigatoni or a similar large tube shape)

PESTO

  • 1 cup walnuts (affiliate)
  • 1 cup fresh basil and/or parsley
  • ⅓ cup olive oil (affiliate)
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 lemon, juiced
  • 2oz piece of fresh parmesan cheese

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
  2. Toss cherry tomatoes, quartered mushrooms, and zucchini pieces in a large bowl with olive oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste.
  3. Place on a large baking sheet and roast in the oven for 20-30 minutes, stirring veggies halfway through.
  4. While veggies are cooking, boil pasta in a large saucepan of water with 1 tablespoon salt. Drain and set aside.
  5. In a food processor or blender, pulse all ingredients for pesto until mixture is not quite smooth but all ingredients are well combined.
  6. Place roasted veggies, pasta, and pesto in a large bowl, stir to combine, then serve warm or refrigerate until ready to eat!

Notes

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