Dinner: Bucatini With Walnut-Parsley Pesto

Recipe by /contributors/chris-morocco That parsley in your fridge is lonely! Let it hang with chiles and walnuts for your next weeknight pasta.

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Nuts, Walnuts

Health and fertility benefits of Bucatini With Walnut-Parsley Pesto

Nuts are a natural source of Inositol, a derivative of Vitamin B (which is often prescribed in the form of supplements for women with PCOS). Inositol can effectively control the symptoms of PCOS by reducing insulin resistance and improving insulin sensitivity. Walnuts are low on the glycemic index. What’s more, they also lower the glycemic index of other foods that you eat in conjunction with these nuts. Any kind of nuts provide a healthy source of fat and a great way to encourage PCOS weight loss.

Ingredients

1 cup walnuts
6 pickled Calabrian chiles or 1 Fresno chile with seeds
1 small garlic clove, finely grated
1 1/2 ounces Parmesan, finely grated (about 1 1/2 cups)
1/3 cup olive oil
1 cup chopped fresh parsley, plus more
Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper
3/4 pound bucatini or spaghetti

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 °F. Toast walnuts on a rimmed baking sheet, tossing occasionally, until fragrant and slightly darkened, 8 –10 minutes. Let cool.
Pulse 3/4 cup walnuts in a food processor or blender until very finely chopped (but not pasty). Reserve remaining walnuts for serving. Remove stems from chiles; add to food processor. Pulse until finely chopped. Transfer walnut mixture to a medium bowl and stir in garlic, Parmesan, oil, and 1 cup parsley. Season pesto with salt and pepper.
Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water, stirring occasionally, until al dente. Drain, reserving 1 cup pasta cooking liquid. Return pasta to pot and add pesto along with 1/2 cup pasta cooking liquid. Toss, adding splashes of cooking liquid as needed, until pesto coats pasta and sauce is glossy.
Crush reserved walnuts with the flat side of a knife. Divide pasta among bowls and top with walnuts and more parsley.

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