Pasta with pesto sauce recipe

Recipe for pasta with pesto sauce in our easy vegetarian recipes collection.

Recipe ingredients

• 2 garlic cloves
• 1/2 cup pine nuts
• 1 cup fresh basil leaves
• 2/3 cup olive oil
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• 4 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 pound spaghetti salt and ground black pepper

How to make pasta with pesto sauce

• Peel the garlic and process in a blender or food processor with a little salt and the pine nuts until broken up.
• Add the basil leaves and continue mixing to a paste.
• Gradually add the olive oil, little by little, until the mixture is creamy and thick.
• Beat in the butter and season with ground black pepper. Beat in the cheese.
• Alternatively, you can make the pesto by hand using a pestle and mortar.
• Store the pesto sauce in a jar, with a layer of olive oil on top to exclude the air, in the fridge until needed.
• Cook the pasta in plenty of boiling salted water according to the instructions on the packet, until al dente. Drain well.
• Toss the pasta with half the pesto and serve in warm bowls, with the remaining pesto sauce spooned over the top.

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