Basil Pesto Pasta
Basil Pesto Pasta

Hello everybody, it’s me, Dave, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, basil pesto pasta. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

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Classic, simple basil pesto recipe with fresh basil leaves, pine nuts, garlic, Romano or Parmesan cheese, extra virgin olive oil, and salt and pepper. In a large bowl, mix pesto mixture into pasta. Also added a sprinkle of red pepper flakes and some Mrs Dash tomato basil garlic to liven it up a bit.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook basil pesto pasta using 8 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Basil Pesto Pasta:
  1. Prepare 2 cup Fresh Basil (packed)
  2. Get 2 clove Garlic
  3. Take 1/4 cup Pignoli Nuts (pine nuts)
  4. Take 1 cup olive oil, extra virgin
  5. Take Salt & Pepper
  6. Get 3/4 cup parmesan cheese
  7. Make ready 1 lb thin spaghetti
  8. Prepare 1 1/2 cup boiling water (pasta water)

Now mix Cilantro Basil Pesto with your cooked pasta and serve. If I have leftover pesto I love putting it on sandwiches, vegan caprese salads, on pizza, or as a garnish for soup. This is a quick and easy recipe to make Basil Pesto Pasta. It's a fresh tasting pasta dish filled with good quality ingredients.

Instructions to make Basil Pesto Pasta:
  1. Blend Garlic Cloves and Pignoli nuts in food processor
  2. Add 1/2 cup of extra virgin olive oil and 1 cup packed basil, blend.
  3. When smooth, add remaining olive oil and basil and blend.
  4. When completely blended smooth, transfer pesto into medium sized bowl and add Parmesan Cheese, Salt & pepper to taste. Mix until smooth.
  5. For best results: When pasta is finished cooking, pour hot water into a small bowl. Strain pasta, return to pot with hot water (about a cup) and mix. Then add pesto sauce and finish mixing until desired consistency.
  6. Enjoy !! πŸ˜‹πŸ΄

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