Pesto Penne with Spinach & Blistered Tomatoes Recipe

Name: Pesto Penne with Spinach & Blistered Tomatoes Recipe
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 1 12 oz box Gluten-Free Pasta (we used Barilla gluten free penne; we use Banza chickpea pasta for extra protein and fiber.); 2-3 cups baby spinach (according to tastes); 1 1/2 - 2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved (halved); 1 cup Basil Pesto (store bought or homemade); 2 cups fresh basil leaves; 2 garlic cloves (chopped); 2 tablespoons raw unsalted almonds (if doubling, I find sliced almonds work in the food processor better. ); 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/8 teaspoon black pepper; 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil; 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmigiano Reggiano; 1 teaspoon rice wine vinegar; 1 large garlic clove; ⅓ cup pepitas ((pumpkin seeds)); 1 tbsp nutritional yeast; ⅓ cup olive oil (plus more as needed); pinch of sea salt + black pepper

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Pesto Penne with Spinach and Blistered Tomatoes A super quick and easy gluten-free and vegetarian pasta dish that tastes like summer! Homemade Basil Pesto, Baby

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Ingredients

1 12 oz box Gluten-Free Pasta (we used Barilla gluten free penne; we use Banza chickpea pasta for extra protein and fiber.)
2-3 cups baby spinach (according to tastes)
1 1/2 - 2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved (halved)
1 cup Basil Pesto (store bought or homemade)
2 cups fresh basil leaves
2 garlic cloves (chopped)
2 tablespoons raw unsalted almonds (if doubling, I find sliced almonds work in the food processor better. )
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmigiano Reggiano
1 teaspoon rice wine vinegar
1 large garlic clove
⅓ cup pepitas ((pumpkin seeds))
1 tbsp nutritional yeast
⅓ cup olive oil (plus more as needed)
pinch of sea salt + black pepper