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Nut-Free Pesto Pasta with Tomatoes

My Pinterest is made up of thousands of pins, and while about half are recipes, not all are allergy-friendly recipes. I often come to realize that the allergy-friendly recipes I find on Pinterest are very complicated, or use ingredients that I can’t find at the Target across the street, let alone my own pantry and fridge.

So my mission simply becomes to transform the mouth-watering recipes I find on Pinterest that contain allergens, into something safe and delicious that I can eat.

For this recipe, I played around with a couple of different recipes I had found, and through trial and error, came up with this yummy Nut-Free Pesto Pasta with Tomatoes recipe. I have tried different nut-free pesto recipes prior, and never found any that seemed to satisfy – until this recipe. The recipe is also dairy-free, egg-free, and can be made gluten-free if the pasta is substituted with gluten-free pasta. Everyone wins with this one! And yes, this recipe also passed the husband test (who knows what the real stuff tastes like). Enjoy!

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I toasted a piece of sourdough bread with a drizzle of olive oil, garlic salt, and a sprinkle of dairy-free Parmesan cheese to go with my pasta – yum! (And of course, wine).

Nut-Free Pesto Pasta with Tomatoes

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Ingredients

18oz. spaghetti (can be substituted with gluten-free pasta)

4 cups spinach

2 cups basil

3 cloves garlic

1 lemon

1/4 cup dairy-free Parmesan Cheese

1/2 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. black pepper

1/3 cup and 2 T. olive oil

1 small package cherry tomatoes

Instructions

1

Bring pot to boil and cook spaghetti according to package instructions.

2

Meanwhile, use a blender or food processor, and blend spinach, basil, 2 cloves of garlic, dairy-free Parmesan, salt, pepper, and juice from 1/2 of the lemon. Pour 1/3 cup and 1 T. olive oil slowly while blending.

3

In a small pan, cook tomatoes and last garlic clove (minced) and last T. of olive oil.

4

Drizzle juice of the other half of lemon over tomatoes when done cooking.

5

Combine pesto and tomatoes into pasta. Enjoy!

I’m Caitlin! An allergic mama :) I’m raising two boys while continuing to navigate life with anaphylaxis. I’m excited to share recipes, reviews, and helpful hints with you!

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