Kale Pesto Pasta

 I am not a big pesto pasta fan but I saw this recipe on the TV and thought it was interesting and since I had all the ingredients, I made it. It was delicious. This is my newest favorite pasta dish

Kale Pesto Pasta (Spaghetti in kale and pistachio sauce)

Kale Pesto pasta

Ingredients:

1. 4 oz spaghetti
2. leaves from 2 or 3 big kale stalks, chopped roughly
3. 2 garlic gloves
4. water for boiling and salt for the water
5. salt to taste + fresh ground black pepper
6. 2 tablespoons shelled pistachios
7. 1 tablespoon olive oil

Boil the water with some salt in it. Add the kale and let it boil for a minute. Drain and add the pasta to the boiling water and cook according to package directions.

Grind the garlic and pistachios until the pistachios are almost ground to paste. Add kale and olive oil and about 1/4 cup of the pasta water. Ground to a smooth paste.

Add the pasta to a bowl and add the sauce to it and mix to combine. Add a tad bit more water if the sauce is too thick. Serve as is or with egg of your choice or any other protein 

Kale chips

The other day I found a groupon offer for farmfreshtoyou.com. This is a site which delivers locally grown organic fruits and vegetables to you. And when I got the delivery I had a bunch of kale in it .

I was watching food network and ms. Giada made kale chips and they are delicious and a great change from potato chips and the bonus was my 2 yr old loved them. So I will be making them often from now on

Kale chips

Kale Chips

Crunchy baked kale chips

Ingredients

1. 2 cups kale leafs washed and chopped or torn into 1-2 inch pieces

2. 1-2 tbsps olive oil

3. 1/2-1/3 teaspoon lemon pepper salt

Preheat oven to 325 if using dark baking sheet) . Mix all the ingredients together and lay them in a single layer on the baking sheet. Bake for 20-25 minutes. Turn mid way. Enjoy chips made if kale as a snack or a aide dish