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Pesto Pasta

November 25, 2014 by Peter Block 16 Comments

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Many of my posts have been telling you that I owed that particular post to my daughter.  If ever there were a post I should credit to my daughter it would be pesto pasta.  She loves pesto and would eat this recipe all day long.  Guess what?  She is off at college and I decided I would make pesto and make a pesto pasta.  Sorry Molly.  Challenge for me is that I did not think I like pesto.  I loved it.

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Pesto Pasta

This pesto pasta is 4 ingredients if you buy store bought pesto.  I made my pesto and it has 5 ingredients (I don’t like pine nuts so I do not add them to the recipe).  So my ingredients were the pasta, pesto, can of tomatoes with green chilies and noodles.  How easy it that?  Result is that I absolutely loved it.  So fresh or as the say on the cooking shows, herbaceous.  Can’t wait for Molly to come home so we can have this together.   

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Pesto Pasta
2014-11-24 22:24:06
Serves 6
A light super easy herbaceous pasta with pesto
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Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
5 min
Total Time
15 min
Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
5 min
Total Time
15 min
Ingredients
  1. 1 lb pasta
  2. 1 - 14 oz can tomatoes with green chilies
Pesto
  1. 1 1/2 cups of basil
  2. 4 -5 garlic cloves (use less if you do not like garlic)
  3. 1/4 cup Parmesan
  4. 1/8 cup lemon juice
  5. 1/8 cup olive oil
Instructions
  1. Place the pasta into 4 - 5 quarts of boiling water and cook for 6 - 8 minutes. Until al dente as they say.
  2. Drain and place into a big bowl.
  3. Pour the pesto (see previous recipe link for directions) and can of tomatoes with green chilies on to the pasta and mix well.
  4. Serve and enjoy!
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  1. jacquee | i sugar coat it!

    March 9, 2016 at 7:20 am

    One of my favourite meals – simple and delicious. I much prefer this over red sauce. YUM!

    Reply
    • Peter Block

      March 9, 2016 at 8:47 am

      It took me a while but I now love a pesto sauce.

      Reply
  2. Sam | Ahead of Thyme

    March 9, 2016 at 12:25 am

    I was just thinking of making a pesto pasta tomorrow!! This sounds amazing! I can’t wait to try it 🙂

    Reply
    • Peter Block

      March 9, 2016 at 8:48 am

      I hope you do and hope it is wonderful.

      Reply
  3. Jenn

    March 8, 2016 at 10:19 pm

    I’ll take a big bowl please! Pesto is one of my favorite things.

    Reply
    • Peter Block

      March 9, 2016 at 8:48 am

      Give me notice so I can make a big batch for you.

      Reply
  4. Jill

    March 8, 2016 at 9:33 pm

    I like the idea of using the tomatoes with green chiles – I enjoy food with a little spicy kick. Looks lovely.

    Reply
    • Peter Block

      March 9, 2016 at 8:49 am

      I have to have my kick but I try not to overdo it.

      Reply
  5. Bella B (xoxoBella)

    March 8, 2016 at 8:52 pm

    Yummy! This is my kind of meal. Pesto a favourite. We grow a lot of basil each summer and try to make enough pesto to last through the winter.

    Reply
    • Peter Block

      March 9, 2016 at 8:49 am

      How do you store your basil then? Freeze it in individual bags?

      Reply
  6. Carol at Wild Goose Tea

    November 25, 2014 at 7:28 pm

    I love simple pasta dishes like this. It never ceases to amaze me how a few ingredients can make such a classy classic meal. Now where is the bottle of wine.

    Reply
  7. Nicole Neverman

    November 25, 2014 at 3:51 pm

    This is one great looking bowl of pasta!! This recipe is really fantastic. I love quick and easy, and your pesto recipe sounds lovely.

    Reply
  8. Janette@culinaryginger

    November 25, 2014 at 11:19 am

    What a lovely dish. I love how lightly you dressed the pasta. I think some people tend to overdo the pesto and it makes the dish too rich.

    Reply
    • Peter Block

      November 25, 2014 at 1:41 pm

      That’s funny because I thought I put a lot on. I liked it so much I would have added more and more pesto if I had it.

      Reply
  9. Linda (Meal Planning Maven)

    November 25, 2014 at 10:43 am

    What a delightful looking bowl of pasta! And your pesto is undoubtedly delicious!

    Reply
    • Peter Block

      November 25, 2014 at 1:42 pm

      Thank you Linda. Pesto is so easy to make. It can be whipped up in no time.

      Reply

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