Easy Arugula Pesto Pasta with Burrata

A photo of a bowl filled with arugula pasta

This arugula pesto pasta is quick, easy and beautiful. The pesto comes together in less than 5 minutes, and the entire meal under 30!

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 15

Course Dinner, Main Course, Pasta, Side Dish

Cuisine American, Italian

Servings people

Calories 826 kcal

Equipment

Food processor

Ingredients

8 oz dried pasta
1½ C arugula
1 C slivered almonds
2 tablespoon lemon juice
1 C parmesan cheese or substitute for ½ cup of nutritional yeast
2-3 dashes hot sauce optional
¾ C olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
1 ball burrata cheese

Instructions

Cook the pasta according to package directions. Reserve 1 cup of the pasta cooking water. Return pasta to the same pot you cooked it in.
While the pasta is cooking, add the arugula and the almonds to the food processor. Pulse until both are finely chopped. Add the parmesan, lemon, salt and pepper, and hot sauce, if using. Blitz again until everything is combined. Add the oil, and mix until combined.
Add the pesto and the pasta water to the pot you cooked the pasta in. Mix the pasta water and pesto until smooth. Keep mixing until the pasta is coated.
Place pasta in a serving bowl, then add the burrata in the center. Either let guests cut the burrata up on their own, or precut and mix it into the rest of the sauce.
Enjoy!

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Notes

You can adjust the amount of oil you add to this recipe, depending on how thick you like your pesto!

Nutrition

Serving: 250gCalories: 826kcalCarbohydrates: 50gProtein: 22gFat: 61gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 8gMonounsaturated Fat: 40gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 17mgSodium: 408mgPotassium: 376mgFiber: 5gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 376IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 393mgIron: 2mg

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