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Pumpkin Seed Pesto with Pasta and White Beans

8/23/2020

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I have a garden full of basil, so I've been making this a lot.  Each serving has 461 calories and 18.9 g of protein.  One serving costs $1.34 (assuming you are buying basil and not growing your own).

Ingredients (makes 4 servings)
  • 8 oz dry pasta
  • 1.5 cups cooked white beans​
      Pesto
  • 1/2 cup pumpkin seeds (raw, unsalted)
  • 1/8 cup olive oil
  • 2 TBSP nutritional yeast flakes
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 cup basil (one .75-oz package)
  • 2 TBSP lemon juice
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/8 cup water (or more as needed)

Instructions
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Boil the pasta.

While the pasta cooks, make the pesto.  First, grind the pumpkin seeds in a food processor.  Rinse the basil if needed.  Next, add all of the remaining pesto ingredients and blend until very smooth.  

Drain the cooked pasta, and stir in the beans and the pesto.  
cost per batch
pasta:  $0.50

beans:  $0.36*
pepitas:  $1.12
olive oil:  $0.38
nutritional yeast:  $0.24
garlic:  $0.09
basil:  $2.50
lemon juice:  $0.16
salt: N/A
cost per batch:  $5.35
cost per serving:  $1.34


*assuming beans are boiled from dried - not canned
per serving
calories:  461
fat:  15.4 g
carbohydrates:  63.4 g
protein:  18.9 g

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