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Basil Pesto Pasta Recipe

Published: Feb 1, 2011 · Modified: Nov 24, 2015 by nags · This post may contain affiliate links · 18 Comments

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After discovering the deliciousness that is homemade fresh basil pesto, I had to try a pesto pasta immediately. It was a totally delicious, healthy, and quick-fix dinner on a weeknight (and so the pictures were taken in the light box)

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Basil Pesto Pasta
Serves 2

Ingredients:
2 cups of pasta of your choice, cooked al dente
¾ cup basil pesto
One small broccoli, cut into florets
A handful of green peas
1 tomato, cubed
1 teaspoon minced garlic
2 tablespoon olive oil
Freshly ground pepper, to taste
Salt, to taste
2 tablespoon parmesan cheese
A few basil leaves, roughly chopped (optional)

How I Made It:

1. Heat the olive oil in a skillet and add the minced garlic. Fry for about 30 seconds until fragrant. Add the broccoli florets, tomato, and grean peas to this and stir fry for a minute. Sprinkle some water and cook for about 4-5 mins until the broccoli is cooked and soft.

2. Add the pesto and stir until it coats the vegetables. Toss in the cooked pasta, salt and pepper and mix well until all the ingredient are well incorporated.

3. Garnish with chopped basil leaves (if using) and parmesan before serving. You can serve this cold or warm.

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The beauty of this recipe is, you can add any vegetables of your choice and serve it as a main dish or even as a pesto pasta salad. Its absolutely delicious, try it!

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  1. Akanksha Verma

    January 11, 2013 at 10:50 am

    Congratulation! your recipe will be published in the DNS magazine giving full credit to the author. I hope its okay. Check it out here http://www.dinenshare.com

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    • Nagalakshmi V

      January 11, 2013 at 2:43 pm

      No I am not okay with this. I have left a comment on your site stating the same.

      Reply
  2. Miri

    February 03, 2011 at 6:05 pm

    I love pesto pasta - have a batch of frozen pasta and it feels lovely to get it out, toss the pasta in it with some olive oil and voila!

    The colours of this pic are beautiful

    Reply
  3. Kalpana Sareesh

    February 03, 2011 at 9:36 am

    Color s amazing n it shd taste grt with the top parmesan..

    Reply
  4. RAKS KITCHEN

    February 03, 2011 at 5:59 am

    Pasta looks good and liked the recipe! Never tasted before..

    Reply
  5. geets

    February 02, 2011 at 12:25 pm

    luv the new look 🙂

    Reply
  6. Divya Vikram

    February 02, 2011 at 6:49 pm

    Love the fresh green look of the pasta.

    Reply
  7. Namratha

    February 01, 2011 at 11:07 pm

    Gorgeous shots Nags, and anything with Pesto....I'm all over it!

    Reply
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