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Creamy Basil Pesto Pasta
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Description
Make a creamy pesto pasta with a basic basil pesto recipe. Yum! (The recipe for Basic Basil Pesto is also here on Tasty Kitchen.)
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1 whole Basil Pesto Recipe (about 1-1 1/2 Cup – Recipe For Basic Basil Pesto Can Be Found Here On Tasty Kitchen As Well.)
- ¼ cups Heavy Cream
- 16 ounces, weight Pasta Of Choice
Preparation
– Heat olive oil over medium heat.
– Add pesto and mix into the oil. Be sure to stir often as the pesto warms.
– When the pesto is warmed and just a little bubbly, slowly stream in the heavy cream as you stir. (You can always add more cream if you’d like.)
– Add some pasta water to thin out the sauce, if needed.
– Turn down the heat and continue to stir to incorporate the cream and pesto.
– Salt and pepper to taste.
Enjoy!
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kendellp on 9.18.2009
So yummy!! I actually omitted the olive oil when heating the pesto up and just added cream. Excellent! And the basil pesto recipe is spot on.
missamy on 8.26.2009
The Basil Pesto Recipe is here on Tasty Kitchen as well. It’s calledl Basic Basil Pesto Recipe.
lindasue on 8.23.2009
this sounds really good…but it would be great if you could include the pesto recipe, too! Thanks….