Spiralized Kale Pesto Pasta

Spiralized kale pesto pasta is a delicious and easy 30 minute meal combining all the goodness of kale with spiralized courgettes. It's low carb, budget and vegetarian too!

Course Dinner

Cuisine International

Prep Time 25

Cook Time 5

Total Time 30

Servings

Calories 346kcal

Author Neil

Equipment

Ingredients

85 g kale chopped with stalks removed
50 ml olive oil
Juice of ½ lemon
2 garlic cloves
85 g pine nuts
25 g Parmesan grated
Salt and freshly ground pepper
4 medium sized zucchini / courgettes spiralized

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

Wash the kale in a colander and rinse with cool water.
Place the kale in a food processor and add the olive oil, juice from the lemon, garlic cloves, pine nuts and Parmesan. Purée the mixture until smooth. Add more oil if required. Season to taste and set aside.
Gently heat a wok / frying pan, add the spiralized courgette / zucchini and heat through for about 2 minutes, stirring.
Add 1 – 2 tablespoons of kale pesto and stir in until the courgette / zucchini is sufficiently coated.
Divide the pasta equally between bowls and serve.

Notes

Add some cooked chopped chicken if you want to “bulk” the meal up a little. There will be plenty of kale pesto left over which is perfect for freezing.

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