Basil Pesto Pasta

Name: Basil Pesto Pasta
Total time: 900 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cup Fresh Basil (packed); 2 clove Garlic; 1/4 cup Pignoli Nuts (pine nuts); 1 cup olive oil, extra virgin; Salt & Pepper; 3/4 cup parmesan cheese; 1 lb thin spaghetti; 1 1/2 cup boiling water (pasta water)

Catalina @cook_2751742

Wantagh, New York

Basil Pesto Pasta

Catalina @cook_2751742

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Ingredients

15 mins

4 servings

2 cupFresh Basil (packed)
2 cloveGarlic
1/4 cupPignoli Nuts (pine nuts)
1 cupolive oil, extra virgin
Salt & Pepper
3/4 cupparmesan cheese
1 lbthin spaghetti
1 1/2 cupboiling water (pasta water)

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Steps

15 mins

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 !! 😋🍴