Stale Bread Pasta with Tomato Pesto Sauce by @fitgreenmind

30 min
Medium

2 servings

🍞

100 g

Hard Bread

🌾

100 g

Flour

🧂

0.3 g

Salt

💧

100 ml

Water

🌿

15 ml

Green Pesto

🍅

200 g

Tomatoes

🧂

Salt

🌶️

0.3 g

Pepper

🍋

1.3 ml

Lemon Juice

Preparation Steps

  1. Step 1/10

    Tear 100 g stale bread into pieces and blend it into fine breadcrumbs.

    stale bread

  2. Step 2/10

    Combine the breadcrumbs, 100 g all-purpose flour, a pinch of salt, and 100 ml water in a mixing bowl.

    stale bread
    all-purpose flour
    salt
    water
    🥣mixing bowl

  3. Step 3/10

    Knead the mixture into a firm dough and set it aside.

    🥣mixing bowl

  4. Step 4/10

    Place 200 g tomatoes, 3 tsp green pesto, salt, black pepper, and lemon juice in a saucepan.

    tomatoes
    green pesto
    salt
    black pepper
    lemon juice
    🍲saucepan
    🥄measuring spoons

  5. Step 5/10

    Simmer the tomato sauce over medium heat for 10 min, stirring occasionally.

    🍲saucepan
    🥄wooden spoon

  6. Step 6/10

    Bring a saucepan of salted water to a boil while the sauce simmers.

    salt
    water
    🍲saucepan

  7. Step 7/10

    Cut the dough directly into small pasta pieces over the boiling water using kitchen scissors.

    ✂️kitchen scissors
    🍲saucepan

  8. Step 8/10

    Cook the pasta until the pieces float to the surface, about 2 to 4 min.

    🍲saucepan
    🫗colander

  9. Step 9/10

    Reserve 30 ml pasta cooking water and drain the cooked pasta.

    pasta cooking water
    🍲saucepan
    🫗colander

  10. Step 10/10

    Stir the drained pasta and reserved pasta cooking water into the tomato sauce.

    pasta cooking water
    🍲saucepan
    🥄wooden spoon

Composition

Ingredients

Types

Seasonings, Liquids, Condiments, Herbs, Vegetables, Fruits

Ingredients

Hard bread, Flour, Salt, Water, Green pesto, Tomatoes, Pepper, Lemon juice

Allergens

Milk, Tree nuts

Dietetics

Dietary regimen

Vegetarian, Plant-based

Calories

305 kcal

Macro nutrients

Protein: 10g, Carbohydrates: 57g, Fat: 4g, Fiber: 4g, Sugars: 5g

Nutritional Information

Minerals

Sodium: 450mg, Potassium: 330mg, Iron: 2.4mg, Calcium: 55mg

Vitamins

Vitamin C: 13mg, Vitamin A: 45µg, Vitamin K: 18µg

Preparation

Time Information

Preparation

20 minutes

Cooking

10 minutes

Overall

30 minutes

Difficulty

Level

Medium (2/4)

Steps

10 steps

Equipments

Utensils

mixing bowl, kitchen scissors, saucepan, wooden spoon, measuring spoons, colander

Appliances

blender, stovetop

Type

Type

Type Of Dish

Main Course, Pasta

Occasions

Lunch, Dinner, Weeknight meal

Origin

Source

Platform

instagram

Original Creator

@fitgreenmind

Origin

Cuisine

Italian-inspired, German

Geographic

Germany, Stuttgart

Various

Aspect

Texture

Tender, Chewy, Saucy, Rustic

Flavors

Tomato, Herby, Savory, Tangy, Salty

Other

Price

Low

Recommended Preservation

fridge

Preservation Infos

room temperature : 120 min (Keep covered,Do not leave longer than 2 hours), fridge : 3 days (Store in an airtight container,Cool before refrigerating,Reheat thoroughly), freezer : 60 days (Freeze in an airtight freezer-safe container,Thaw in the refrigerator before reheating)