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Creamy Pesto Pasta Bake
This pasta bake is a great recipe to make when you're looking for something simple and delicious. The pasta is coated with a creamy cashew and basil pesto, teamed with thinly sliced courgette and topped with a crunchy breadcrumb topping.
👥 4 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 30 min🔥 Cook: 30 min👤 Deliciously Ella📖 deliciouslyella
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●oven
- ●pan
- ●bowl
- ●food processor
- ●baking dish
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Preheat oven to 200°C / 180°C fan / 190°F.
2
Cook the pasta according to the packet instructions. Once cooked, drain and pour back into the pan.
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3
Mix the sliced courgettes and frozen peas through the pasta.
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4
To make the topping, place the bread, nutritional yeast, a pinch of salt and 1 tablespoon of olive oil into a food processor and pulse a few times until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Spoon into a bowl and leave to one side until needed.
5
To make the pesto sauce, place all of the ingredients, apart from the basil, into a powerful food processor and blend until smooth. Then add the basil and blitz a few more times until the mixture turns green but also has some chunky pieces of herbs.
6
Pour the sauce into the pasta pan and mix well until all of the pasta, courgettes and peas are coated in the sauce.
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7
Spoon the pasta into a baking dish and top with the breadcrumb mixture. Bake for ⏱️ 10 minutes until the top is golden.
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