Keto Summer Pasta with Pesto

Enjoy the best flavors of summer with this keto summer pasta with pesto and low carb hearts of palm noodles. A 1 skillet pasta that’s ready in 15 minutes!

Keto Summer Pasta with Pesto

I know a lot of you are plant based, so here’s delicious plant based keto recipe for you! If you’re not plant based, you can totally add your favorite protein. We all know summertime is busy and the last thing on your mind is standing over a hot stove. Well guess what? This yummy lunch (or dinner!) is ready in just 15 min. Ok wait, the best part? All of this is made in *one* skillet. Let’s hear it for minimal cleanup!

Ingredients

I used all of my amazing produce from the farmer’s market, but the great thing about a dish like this is that you can use just about anything you have on hand! My favorite thing to do is to go through my fridge and see what’s going to spoil soon, and use those ingredients first! That way, I get all the yummy veggies, and there’s no food waste! Win-win.

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Keto Summer Pasta with Pesto

Servings: 2

Prep Time: 5 minutes mins

Cook Time: 10 minutes mins

Total Time: 15 minutes mins

Enjoy the best flavors of summer with this keto summer pasta with pesto and low carb hearts of palm noodles. A 1 skillet pasta that's ready in 15 minutes!

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Ingredients 

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• ▢ 2 tablespoons ghee
• ▢ 1/4 a red onion, thinly sliced
• ▢ 1/4 a yellow bell pepper, thinly sliced
• ▢ 1 zucchini, chopped
• ▢ 2 cups spinach, chopped
• ▢ 1.5 cups hearts of palm pasta
• ▢ 1/4 cup keto dairy free pesto
• ▢ 2 tablespoons pine nuts
• ▢ kosher salt to taste

Equipment

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  cast iron skillet

Instructions 

• Heat your cast iron skillet over medium heat.
• Pour your package of hearts of palm pasta into a fine mesh strainer and rinse with water. Set aside.
• When your skillet is warm, add the ghee, onion, bell pepper and zucchini. Season with kosher salt. Saute, stirring occasionally until crisp tender, about 5-7 minutes.
• Add in the hearts of palm pasta and stir in to the veggies to warm. About 1-2 minutes.
• Add in the chopped spinach, and use tongs to toss into the pasta until *just* wilted. Season to taste with kosher salt.
• Transfer to a plate and top with pesto and pine nuts. Serve warm.
• Leftovers will keep in an airtight container refrigerated for at least 5 days, or frozen for at least 6 months.
• As always, lots of tips, FAQs and substitution info in the Recipe Notes below!

Notes

Veggies: Have fun using whatever veggies you have on hand. You can use any color onion (0r even scallions), any color bell pepper, summer squash would work. Any other veggies would work too, like broccoli, cauliflower, kale, chard, mushrooms, etc.

Cooking Fat: I love using ghee. You can also use avocado oil, coconut oil, olive oil, or if you're ok with dairy grass fed butter.

Pesto: To keep this dairy free and plant based, I love using my dairy free keto pesto. If you're ok with dairy, any pesto would work.

Pasta: Hearts of palm is my favorite keto friendly pasta. My go-to is Natural Heaven spaghetti (code TASTESLOVELY for 15% off). You could also use zucchini noodles.

Cuisine: American, Italian

Course: Main Course

Author: Natalie

Calories: 439, Total Carbs: 17g, Protein: 7.2g, Fat: 40g, Fiber: 6.9g, Net Carbs: 10g

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