Pesto Pasta
Pesto Pasta is a quick Italian pasta dish: about 20 minutes from start to finish, for 4 servings. The main ingredients are penne pasta, basil pesto and cherry tomatoes. It is vegetarian. Each serving has about 480 calories and 18 g of protein.
- Total time
- 20 min
- Servings
- 4
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Calories
- 480 kcal
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Ingredients
For 4 servings
- 400 gpenne pasta
- 150 gbasil pesto
- 250 gcherry tomatoes
- 60 gParmesan cheese
- 40 gpine nuts
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook the penne pasta according to package instructions until al dente. Reserve 1 cup of pasta water before draining.
- While the pasta cooks, halve the cherry tomatoes. Toast the pine nuts in a dry skillet over medium heat for 2 minutes, stirring frequently, until golden.
- Toss the drained pasta with the basil pesto, adding a splash of reserved pasta water to loosen the sauce. Fold in the cherry tomatoes.
- Serve topped with freshly grated parmesan cheese and toasted pine nuts.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 480 kcal
- Protein
- 18 g
- Fat
- 20 g
- Carbs
- 58 g
Approximate values for one serving.
About this recipe
- Cuisine: Italian
- Dish type: Pasta
- Diet: vegetarian
- In cookbook: 5 Ingredients or Less
