Basil Pesto Pasta

Name: Basil Pesto Pasta
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 22 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 400 g pasta; 2 bunches fresh basil; 50 g pine nuts; 2 garlic cloves; 60 g parmesan; 120 ml olive oil; Salt

Italian · Pasta · 22 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

400 g pasta
2 bunches fresh basil
50 g pine nuts
2 garlic cloves
60 g parmesan
120 ml olive oil
Salt

Instructions

Toast the pine nuts briefly in a dry pan and let them cool.
Put the basil, nuts, garlic and cheese in a food processor.
Pour the oil in a thin stream as it runs — over-blending warms the pesto and turns it dark.
Cook the pasta al dente in salted water and save a ladle of the water.
Toss the drained pasta with the pesto, loosening with the water if needed.
Grate over more parmesan and serve.

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