Here is an easy pesto pasta recipe that is made with fresh vegetables and pantry staples. All the ingredient for this recipe comes together in about 30 minutes!
Start cooking your pasta of choice via your box instructions
Place all ingredient except for the oil into a food processor or blender
After blending for 5-10 seconds, add oil little by little to the food processor when blending.
Cut zucchini into small pieces into a skillet cook with a drizzle of olive oil, a pinch of salt, and 1 tsp of minced garlic. Sauté for about 4-5 minutes or till tender
After pasta is cooked, drain out water, keeping at least 1 cup of pasta liquid
Incorporate the pesto into a bowl of your drained pasta
Add pasta water to pesto pasta as needed to add creaminess of your liking
Mix in zucchini and tomatoes into pasta
Top it off with a sprinkle of shredded cheese on top
Notes
TIPS-If your pasta gets dried, you add more pasta water to make creamier-Sprinkle salt onto your pasta as needed-If you want your pesto to be thinner add more olive oil-If your pesto is to bitter-tasting for you add more cheese to counter that taste