Homemade Garlic & Herb Pesto Pasta

Our Garlic & Herb oil makes preparing fresh pesto even quicker and easier.

Serves 4 

Ingredients 

  • 250g dried pasta shapes 

  • Juice of half a Lemon 

  • 50g grated parmesan cheese, plus a little extra to serve 

  • Pinch of salt & pepper

  • 30g fresh basil

  • 50ml littleseed Garlic & Herb Oil 

Method 

  1. Cook pasta as per pack instructions, drain (saving two tablespoons of the pasta water) and add to a bowl. 

  2. Add the lemon juice, parmesan, salt & pepper, basil and oil to a blender or jug to blend with a hand blender. Blend until it’s a smooth consistency, adding the pasta water bit by bit to loosen up, if needed. 

  3. Stir the pesto through the pasta, sprinkle a little extra parmesan on top and enjoy!

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cooking Time

12 minutes

Recipe Notes

If you have leftover pesto sauce, try freezing it in ice cube trays. When you want to use it, just pop a portion out of the tray to defrost.

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