Penne With Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto

Serves: 2

Kirstin Bosco

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

52

Spice

47

Sweetness

57

Sourness

38

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.4

Difficulty

Ingredients:

340 g

Penne Pasta

1

Salt

Directions:

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

6

Stir in the Parmesan

7

Add the pasta to the pesto and toss to coat, adding enough reserved cooking liquid to moisten

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Season the pasta, to taste, with salt and pepper and serve