Craving a quick and delicious dinner? This easy pesto pasta recipe uses fresh basil, garlic, Parmesan, and olive oil for a bold, authentic flavor. Ready in just 20 minutes!
So let’s quicly dig in to this yummy recipe !
~ INGREDIENTS:
- Pasta of your choice (penne)
- Olive oil
- Garlic
- Pine nuts
- Basil leaves (2 cup)
- Cheese
- Olives/ Bell peppers/ Cherry Tomatoes/ Any choice of vegetables
- Salt and Black Pepper
~METHOD:
1. BOIL THE PASTA
Take a saucepan add 3litres of water, pinch of salt and let it boil. Afterwards add in 2 cups of pasta and let it cook for 7-8 minutes untill it\’s al-dente. Later strain the water and your pasta is boiled.
2 . Make The Pesto
Take a blender jar , put 2 cups of basil leaves , olive oil, pine nuts and parmesan cheese , blend it well now add some black pepper , salt and lemon juice in the mixer grinder to make a smooth paste out of it.
3. SAUTE THE VEGETABLES
Heat the pan , add some olive oil ,your choice of veggies ,add a pinch of salt and saute it in the pan untill it’s cooked. Mix it all stir it well.
4.COMBINE THEM TOGETHER
Heat up a pan add 2 tablespoons of olive oil , the minced garlic and add the pesto paste which we made earlier. Cook it well . Now its time for the last step . Add your boiled pasta in prepared pesto sauce. Add in the saute veggies , mix it well and let them cook together. You can add salt if required. Garnish it with basil and parmesan cheese.
5. Pesto is ready to eat!
Our yummy tempting pesto pasta is ready! You can drizzle some olive oil and parmesan cheese on top!
NOMNOMM 😉