The spaghetti squash with pesto are an ingenious interpretation of classic Italian cuisine. A simple and inexpensive way to prepare a nutritious dish that will surprise you by the combination of creativity and good taste. The pumpkin has important nutritional properties. For example, unlike pasta spaghetti , the pumpkin has almost no calories . This is because the pumpkin is 92% water and contains a lot of fiber.
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| Pumpkin spaghetti with pesto |
Ingredients:
.400 g of pumpkin
.100 mL of extra virgin olive oil
.Three cloves of garlic
.Half a cup of chicken broth
.40 g of grated Parmesan cheese
.10 g of grated pecorino cheese
.Two tablespoons of pine nuts
.80 g of clean and dry basil
How to prepare pumpkin spaghetti with pesto:
- Peel the garlic and put it in a mortar . Crush them until they become a paste. Add some basil leaves progressively and continue crushing with the mortar.
- Continue this process and add to the mortar the two tablespoons of pine nuts. Continue grinding and integrating the ingredients. Continue adding the basil leaves until they have all mixed in the mortar.
- Once everything has been well shredded and integrated, add the Parmesan cheese and the pecorino . Mix with a wooden spoon and add the extra virgin olive oil. Reserve. With this procedure the pesto will be ready .
- For pumpkin spaghetti, remove the peel from it. Once you have only the pumpkin pulp, proceed to cut into very thin slices . Then cut these slices in thin strips. That way you will get pumpkin spaghetti. If you have an artifact that can convert pumpkin pulp into threads, much better.
- In a pan, place a splash of extra virgin olive oil and heat. When it is hot, add the pumpkin spaghetti and sauté . One minute of sautéing is more than enough. If you want to add a little more cooking to the pumpkin spaghetti, add chicken broth. The steam of the chicken broth (three tablespoons) will make them cook even more.
Top and top with pesto sauce to taste.
Prepare this delicious dish as an alternative to traditional pasta. A special and innovative flavor with which you will surprise your guests with such a special combination.

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