Pesto Pasta
Pesto Pasta is the simple pasta recipe you are looking for! Made with my homemade Pesto Sauce which is tossed with hot noodles, your family will love this easy dinner.
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1 pound spaghetti (see note)
Pesto Sauce
- 3 cups basil leaves packed (66 grams)
- 4 garlic cloves
- 1/3 cup pine nuts (50 grams) toasted, see instructions in the post (or toasted walnuts)
- 1/3 cup olive oil (78.86 ml)
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese finely grated (32 grams)
- 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- dash black pepper
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of water to a roaring boil. Salt with 1 teaspoon of kosher salt. Add the spaghetti and cook for the amount of time indicated on the box. Drain the pasta and set aside.1 pound spaghetti
- While the spaghetti cooks, add the basil leaves and garlic cloves to a blender or food processor to mince well, being sure to scrape down the sides regularly.3 cups basil leaves, 4 garlic cloves
- Add in the pine nuts and continue blending until the nuts are finely chopped.1/3 cup pine nuts
- While the food processor/blender is going, add the olive oil. The pesto should be relatively smooth and well-blended.1/3 cup olive oil
- Stir in the Parmesan cheese, salt (start with half the amount called for), and pepper. Taste and add more salt and pepper to taste.1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt, dash black pepper
- This will be a thicker pesto recipe. If you want a thinner sauce, you can add in more basil leaves or olive oil.
- Toss the pesto with the cooked spaghetti.
Notes
If you would like a creamier pesto pasta recipe, use less spaghetti for this recipe. Anywhere from 1/2 pound to 3/4 of a pound will work well for this.