Grammy's Kitchen · Pesto Pasta · Kale Pesto Pasta
One of 66 pesto pasta recipes we measured
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 66.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 0% | 12% |
| protein add | 11% | 22% |
| aromatics | 2% | 1% |
| vegetables and beans | 0% | 18% |
| salt | 1% | 1% |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 340 g | 12 oz. whole wheat linguine |
| 2 cups chopped kale (packed) | |
| 100 g | 1 cup fresh basil (lightly packed) |
| 57 g | 3/4 cup 2 oz. grated Parmesan cheese, plus more for serving |
| 88 g | 3/4 cup toasted pine nuts (divided) |
| 3 g | 1 clove garlic |
| 2 g | 1/4 tsp. Kosher salt |
| 0 g | 1/8 tsp. black pepper |
| 54 g | 1/4 cup plus 2 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil |
Method: 3 steps, published by kristineskitchenblog.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.