Pesto Pasta
Pasta makes my world go round. It is simple, delicious, and it feeds a ton of people, and it is incredibly inexpensive. Pesto pasta gives a unique twist on regular spaghetti, and it is a tad bit healthier for you as well. Try the dish the next time you have family or friends over for a nice dinner.
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Yields: 8 servings
Ingredients:
- 1 can organic pesto sauce
- 10 ounces pasta of choice
- 2 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup water
-Parmesan for serving (optional)
Directions:
- Bring a large pot of water to the boil with the salt
- Add pasta and cook for the length of time per the packet
- Just before draining, scoop out 1 cup of the pasta cooking water
- Drain pasta in a colander, leave it for a minute
- Transfer pasta to a bowl do not use pasta cooking pot
- Add pesto and 1/4 cup of pasta water
- Toss to coat the pasta in pesto, adding more water if required to make pasta silky and saucy, rather than dry and sticky
- Taste, add more salt and pepper if desired
- Serve immediately, garnished with fresh parmesan