Pasta With Yogurt Pesto Recipes

PESTO & YOGURT PASTA

Steps:

• 1. In a food processor, blend parsley, garlic, nuts and oil until smooth. Mix in yogurt and cheese. Season with salt and pepper. Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling water, stirring occasionally until al dente. Toss pasta and pesto sauce together in a large bowl. Serve & Enjoy!

GREEK YOGURT PESTO PASTA

Steps:

• Directions:
• Cook pasta according to package directions in a lightly salted water; drain and set aside.
• While the pasta is cooking, in a food processor, combine basil, pine nuts, parmesan cheese, garlic, and olive oil. Process until smooth.
• In a large bowl, mix the cooked pasta with pesto, Greek yogurt, and Greek sour cream. To the pasta, add red bell pepper, red onion, chicken, lemon juice, and lemon zest.
• Season with salt & pepper as needed. Enjoy!

PASTA WITH YOGURT SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until al dente.
• Using a mortar and pestle, mash the salt and garlic cloves together into a paste. Warm the yogurt slightly in a sauce pan. Remove a small amount of warmed yogurt from the pan, and stir together with the garlic paste. Stir this mixture into the remaining yogurt
• Drain the pasta, and rinse in cold water. Place in a casserole or deep serving dish, toss with 1 tablespoon butter or margarine. Toss with half of the garlic-yogurt sauce. Spread the remaining sauce over the pasta. Garnish with the parsley.
• For a very special dish, brown the pine nuts in 2 tablespoons butter or margarine. Pour over the parsley. Serve immediately.

PASTA WITH SUNDRIED TOMATO PESTO YOGURT CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook pasta al dente, reserve liquid and set aside. Most anything works, from linguine to penne.
• In a large bowl, mix room temperature Greek yogurt, goat cheese, and mozzarella, stirring to combine.
• Ladle some reserved pasta water into cheeses to thin it out to make the sauce.
• Once sauce is proper consistency, adjust seasoning.
• Ladle over individual plates of pasta, tossing to coat every strand.
• Incorporate any cooked, sliced protein, portion of protein and/or vegetables if desired.
• Sprinkle parmesan and fresh parsley on each plate for garnish.
• Serve with fresh salad and bread.

PESTO WITH YOGURT

Steps:

• Mince garlic and mash to a paste with salt. In a food processor purée garlic paste, basil, walnuts, Parmesan, and oil until smooth. Add yogurt and combine well. Pesto keeps, its surface covered with plastic wrap, chilled, 5 days.