Super Creamy Beet Pasta Sauce
Pretty in pink, this beet pasta sauce is the easiest dish to impress anyone this Valentine's day. Ready in under 30 minutes!
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
- 3 cups uncooked pasta
- 1 can sliced beets 375 g (about 1 heaping cup), drained
- ½ cup pine nuts
- Juice of 1 lemon about ¼ cup
- 4 tablespoon olive oil
- 5 fresh basil leaves
- 3 fresh mint leaves
- ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese
- 3 cloves garlic pressed
- ½ cup pasta water
- Salt to taste
- Top with: feta cheese, fresh basil and chopped walnuts or pine nuts
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to package instructions.
- In a food processor or high powered blender, add all ingredients and blend until smooth and creamy.
- Add beet sauce to a pan over low-medium heat to allow it to warm. Stir in reserved pasta water.
- Add in your cooked pasta and stir.
- Portion and top with crumbled feta cheese, fresh basil and chopped walnuts or pine nuts.
Notes
*I have included the nutrition information for this recipe below. However, always remember a recipe is so much more than just nutritional content and these numbers do not need to dictate your food choices. Please don't forget both your body and soul need nourishment!
Nutrition
Calories: 411kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Monounsaturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 5mg | Sodium: 171mg | Potassium: 433mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 142IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 84mg | Iron: 2mg
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