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Spaghetti in Pesto Sauce with Cherry Tomatoes

Dec-30-2017
Jyoti Bhalla Ahuja
20 minutes
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
8 People
Serves
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ABOUT Spaghetti in Pesto Sauce with Cherry Tomatoes RECIPE

A super comforting, delicious & gorgeous looking holiday season recipe for your New Year’s celebrations.

Recipe Tags

  • Veg
  • Easy
  • Festive
  • Italian
  • Blending
  • Boiling
  • Sauteeing
  • Main Dish
  • Egg Free

Ingredients Serving: 8

  1. Ingredients for Spaghetti in Pesto Sauce:
  2. Extra Virgin Olive Oil – 5-6 tbsp
  3. Garlic – 4-5 cloves, finely chopped/grated
  4. Pesto – as per personal preference for the quantity of sauce. I used almost all the Pesto I made using about 500 grams of basil. (I prefer my pasta to be more saucy)
  5. Fresh Cream – 6-7 tbsp
  6. Parmesan Cheese – as per preference & for garnish
  7. Spaghetti – 500 grams, boiled
  8. Cherry tomatoes – 7-8 nos., cut into halves
  9. Salt & Pepper to taste
  10. Extra Virgin Olive Oil – 2 tbsp to drizzle on top
  11. Ingredients for Pesto:
  12. Sweet Basil – 500 grams, washed thoroughly
  13. Extra Virgin Olive Oil – 125-150 ml or accordingly lesser as per preference
  14. A big handful of Pine Nuts, dry roasted
  15. Grated Parmesan Cheese as per preference
  16. Salt & Pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Preparation Method for Pesto:
  2. Dry roast the pine nuts lightly in a non-stick pan and keep them aside to cool.
  3. Grind the washed basil in a food processor till coarsely ground and start pouring olive oil slowly in the food processor.
  4. Add pine nuts & Parmesan cheese, salt & pepper & grind again till you get the desired consistency of the sauce.
  5. Store the Pesto in refrigerator in an air-tight container with a layer of olive oil on top. Use as & when required.
  6. Preparation Method for Pasta:
  7. Boil the spaghetti in salted water till cooked Al dente. If you don’t like it Al dente, boil till you get your preferred chewiness.
  8. Drain the spaghetti & keep aside.
  9. Heat olive oil in a pan, add chopped garlic and saute.
  10. Add pesto and saute for a minute, add cream and mix well.
  11. Add the grated Parmesan cheese. Mix well. Add the drained spaghetti & mix till gets coated with the sauce properly.
  12. Do the taste test, and add salt & pepper to taste.
  13. Take out the spaghetti in a serving bowl, drizzle olive oil, add cherry tomatoes & grated Parmesan cheese on top before serving.
  14. Serve it hot with a glass of chilled white wine.

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Mani Kaur
Jan-05-2018
Mani Kaur   Jan-05-2018

I will surely try this.

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