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Black Bean Pasta With Homemade Pesto Sauce

JD Raymundo
|Updated Jan 19, 2021

Have you ever heard of Black Bean Pasta? It is such an amazing product-- gluten-free, low in carbs, high in fiber, and super high in protein. Don’t expect it to taste or feel exactly like regular pasta, but with the right sauce, this pasta is just as delicious.

Black Bean Pesto Pasta

Serves 4

Ingredients: 

  • Black Bean Spaghetti (Regular pasta works too)
  • 2 Cups Fresh Basil
  • 2 Cloves Garlic, roughly chopped
  • Juice from 1/2 a lemon
  • 1/3 Cup Pine Nuts
  • 1/4 Cup Nutritional Yeast
  • 1/2 Tsp Salt
  • 1/4 Cup Olive Oil

Instructions: 

  1. Cook your black bean pasta according to the instructions on the package.
  2. As your pasta is cooking, make your pesto sauce by adding your basil, garlic, lemon juice, pine nuts, nutritional yeast, and salt into a blender. Blend until all the ingredients are broken down and mixed together. You don't want it super smooth, you should see little bits of chunks.
  3. Slowly drizzle in your olive oil while pulsing your blender until it's combined into your pesto sauce.
  4. Once pasta is cooked, drain your pasta and transfer it into a large bowl. Toss your pasta in with your pesto sauce. Garnish with some extra pine nuts, cherry tomatoes, and a sprinkle of extra nutritional yeast. Enjoy!

Nutrition Notes

Calories 406, Total Fat 23 g, Sat. Fat 3.5 g, Sodium 301 mg, Total Carbs 24 g, Fiber 15.2 g, Sugar 5.6 g, Protein 31.7 g

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