Penne with Sun-dried Tomato Pesto
From choclytcandy 14 years ago
- 15 minutes to make
- Serves 4
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis. I had a similar recipe at a culinary school's cooking demonstration and was surprised that this simple dish is packed full of flavor. I make this at home now. Read more The quality of the tomatoes are important. I usually purchase the ones in a jar, packed in oil as indicated in the recipe. See less
Ingredients
- 12 ounces penne pasta shopping list
- 1 (8.5-ounce) jar sun-dried tomatoes packed in olive oil shopping list
- 2 garlic cloves shopping list
- salt and freshly ground black pepper shopping list
- 1 cup (packed) fresh basil leaves shopping list
- 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan shopping list
How to make it
- 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.
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This is a great basic recipe. There are endless dishes that can be made with this as a base. Keep this on file and you have a quick meal already to go. Thanks for offering this; a basic for everyone.
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