Hey everyone, it’s me, Dave, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, basil pesto pasta. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Basil Pesto Pasta is one of the most well liked of current trending foods on earth. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions daily. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Basil Pesto Pasta is something which I’ve loved my entire life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have basil pesto pasta using 8 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Basil Pesto Pasta:
- Make ready 2 cup Fresh Basil (packed)
- Take 2 clove Garlic
- Prepare 1/4 cup Pignoli Nuts (pine nuts)
- Take 1 cup olive oil, extra virgin
- Prepare Salt & Pepper
- Make ready 3/4 cup parmesan cheese
- Prepare 1 lb thin spaghetti
- Make ready 1 1/2 cup boiling water (pasta water)
Steps to make Basil Pesto Pasta:
- Blend Garlic Cloves and Pignoli nuts in food processor
- Add 1/2 cup of extra virgin olive oil and 1 cup packed basil, blend.
- When smooth, add remaining olive oil and basil and blend.
- When completely blended smooth, transfer pesto into medium sized bowl and add Parmesan Cheese, Salt & pepper to taste. Mix until smooth.
- 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.
- Enjoy !! ๐๐ด
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