Penne with Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto
The recipe Penne with Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto can be made in roughly 25 minutes. This recipe serves 4 and costs $4.64 per serving. This main course has 524 calories, 24g of protein, and 6g of fat per serving. 20 people were impressed by this recipe. This recipe from Foodnetwork requires fresh basil leaves, garlic cloves, parmesan, and sun-dried tomatoes. With a spoonacular score of 97%, this dish is amazing. Similar recipes include Penne With Sun Dried Tomato Pesto + Panzanella Salad (Video), Basil Pesto Chicken with Alfredo Penne and Sun Dried Tomatoes, and Creamy Sun-dried Tomato & Spinach Penne.
Servings: 4
Preparation duration: 10 minutes
Cooking duration: 15 minutes
Ingredients:
1 cup (packed) fresh basil leaves
2 garlic cloves
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan
12 ounces penne pasta
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 (8.5-ounce) jar sun-dried tomatoes packed in olive oil
Equipment:
pot
food processor
bowl
Cooking instruction summary:
Watch how to make this recipe. Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes. Drain, reserving 1 cup of the cooking liquid. Meanwhile, blend the sun-dried tomatoes and their oil, garlic, salt and pepper, to taste, and basil in a food processor and blend until the tomatoes are finely chopped. Transfer the tomato mixture to a large bowl. Stir in the Parmesan. Add the pasta to the pesto and toss to coat, adding enough reserved cooking liquid to moisten. Season the pasta, to taste, with salt and pepper and serve.
Step by step:
1. Watch how to make this recipe.
2. Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes.
3. Drain, reserving 1 cup of the cooking liquid.
4. Meanwhile, blend the sun-dried tomatoes and their oil, garlic, salt and pepper, to taste, and basil in a food processor and blend until the tomatoes are finely chopped.
5. Transfer the tomato mixture to a large bowl. Stir in the Parmesan.
6. Add the pasta to the pesto and toss to coat, adding enough reserved cooking liquid to moisten. Season the pasta, to taste, with salt and pepper and serve.
Nutrition Information:
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