Grammy's Kitchen · Pesto Pasta · Shrimp Pesto Pasta with Asparagus
One of 66 pesto pasta recipes we measured
It ranks #1 of 66 for noodle texture among the pesto pasta recipes we compared. 1 cooks on www.cookingclassy.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 66.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 34% | 12% |
| protein add | 172% | 22% |
| aromatics | 1% | 1% |
| vegetables and beans | 160% | 18% |
| salt | 0% | 1% |
| acid | 5% | 0% |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 55 g | 2 cups (55g) packed fresh basil leaves |
| 14 g | 1/2 cup (14g) slightly packed parsley leaves ((or more basil)) |
| 33 g | 1/3 cup finely shredded parmesan cheese |
| 15 g | 2 Tbsp pine nuts ((toasted or untoasted)) |
| 3 g | 1 clove garlic, (peeled) |
| Salt and freshly ground black pepper | |
| 82 g | 6 Tbsp olive oil |
| 284 g | 10 oz dry linguine pasta |
| 454 g | 1 lb asparagus, (tough ends trimmed and discarded, remaining diced into 2-inch pieces and steamed) |
| 454 g | 1 lb large shrimp, (peeled and deveined) |
| 14 g | 1 Tbsp olive oil |
| 15 g | 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice |
Method: 6 steps, published by www.cookingclassy.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Great, I added grape tomatoes.” — a cook, 5.0★