Pasta with Orange Pesto

Name: Pasta with Orange Pesto
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: a few basil leaves; 2 tbsp nutritional yeast flakes; salt and ground black pepper; salt and ground black pepper; 400 g/14 oz dried pasta; ½ butternut squash, seeded, peeled and cubed; 5 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 150 g/5 oz/1 cup pine nuts; a pinch of chilli flakes (optional); 2 garlic cloves, peeled; 50 g/2 oz/⅔ cup vegan hard cheese, grated, plus extra to serve if you like

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
50 min

Appears in

Vegan Kids

By Heather Whinney

Published 2021

About

This lovely orange pesto is full of flavour and has a wonderful sweetness to it thanks to the roasted butternut squash, which makes it appealing for fussy eaters. Packed with vitamins and fibre, it’s also really good for you. What’s not to love?

Ingredients

400 g/14 oz dried pasta

Main course
Vegan

Method

Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas 6. Put the butternut squash in a roasting pan, toss with 1 tbsp of the olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Add a pinch of chilli flakes, if you like a little heat. Put the pan in the oven and