Easy Homemade Pesto Pasta
You won’t believe how easy it is to make with just 5 ingredients and you have a delicious Pesto Pasta dinner in less than 30 minutes!
Servings 4 servings (1 cup)
Calories 396kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups spiral pasta
- 2 cups fresh basil leaves
- 1/2 cup pine nuts
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese freshly grated
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cook your noodles according to package directions.
- Pulse. In the bowl of a food processor, add the basil leaves and pine nuts and pulse until very finely minced.
- Add the garlic and parmesan cheese and pulse a few more times until combined.
- Pour. With the food processor running, slowly pour in the olive oil and blend until combined and smooth. Season with salt and pepper to taste and pulse a couple of times.
- Serve with cooked pasta and add an extra sprinkle of parmesan cheese as a garnish.
