Light Lemon Pesto Pasta Recipe

Thanks so much AR for correcting the amount of lemon juice! You guys rock! My submitted recipe called for 1/4 cup lemon juice- I let AR know about it an they corrected the recipe! I recommend tossing the pesto with hot pasta so the cheese sort of melts and coats each strand. You might want to reserve a ladle or two of hot pasta water so you can add a little while tossing if you want a saucier dish.

Soooo good. This makes a really fast, easy, and delicious dinner. I toasted the walnuts and garlic before adding them; used farfalle instead of spaghetti; and added some chopped grape tomatoes. Paired this with a pork loin for a wonderful dinner! Thank you for the recipe!

This was amazing! Still is, actually. I froze the left overs in an ice tray, popped them out once frozen, wrapped them individually in plastic wrap, and put them into a freezer bag and back into the freezer. It's just as delicious as the day I made it. They're the perfect single serving size and very convenient if you want a taste of summer all year round. I also reserved some pasta water to add to it to make it creamier.

6 cloves is WAY too much garlic. 1 small clove is fine. I followed other reviews and reserved some pasta water to add to the final product. It really helps melt and incorporate everything. I use the whole lemon, zested and juiced. Great summer recipe! 1 star as written, 5 starts with less garlic.

My boyfriend said it’s the best thing I’ve ever made.

I used cashews (because of a walnut allergy) and cut back the garlic to 3 cloves and the end result was perfect! Thank you for sharing this recipe because I have never found one I like ready made from the store, and now I will be making this regularly for the family!

We LOVED this. Delicious, easy. enough for feed 4-5. Only suggestion is to add 1/4 cup of the pasta water to the pesto and noodles to make it a bit creamier.

My family thought this recipe was fantastic and my mother asked for the recipe. We did use only 4 cloves of garlic as we thought 6 would be excessive. I also added in some pine nuts, as I did not have quite enough walnuts. I blended it all in my Nutribullet , by adding ingredients a bit at a time. I also did add almost 8 ounces of chicken broth as this device will not blend without some liquid. I do not think the broth affected the over all flavor. I will definitely make this again and will probably add some shrimp or chicken and maybe roasted tomatoes. Yummy!

So good! I made zoodles and cooked them in pan for about 5 minutes, drained the juice from them and tossed with this pesto. Hubby loved it!

Possibly my new go to pesto recipe! Thank you! I was never a huge pesto fan, but figured I would try something I rarely make and stumbled upon this recipe. I will be making it again with out a doubt. Light, and full of flavor. I used some extra lemon, and pine nuts instead of walnuts because I had them on hand. I also marinated a couple chicken breasts in a chipotle pepper mix, baked and then cubed and tossed that over the pasta. Very tasty!!

Delicious! But I do have to agree, holy garlic! I’ve got a wife that’s not a huge fan of spice and a toddler and had to do a lot of doctoring to try and cut the garlic. I will definitely make again but might start with half the amount of garlic and see where it gets me.

Did add some pepper. Cause I like pepper.

This recipe is insane — highly recommend.

Made this and liked it, no need for the walnuts it gave it a grainy texture. Wold be better with pinenuts!

I personally prefer to roast the garlic in my air fryer before using it in this recipe. It’s much more flavorful than raw garlic. I also like pignoli nuts better.

Perfect!

This was a delicious pesto. We followed the recipe to a t, and were very happy with the flavor of it. Since the garlic in it is raw, it does have a pretty strong garlic taste that does linger afterwards, so I agree with the others that if you don't love garlic, use less of it. I would definitely make this again!

Reviews mentioned that the amount of garlic was too much. My family loves garlic, so we thought it was the perfect amount.

Love the lemony taste. I omitted the walnuts but otherwise followed the recipe.

Such a quick, easy recipe with lots of flavor. Especially if you like lemon! Family loved it.