Pasta With Alfredo Pesto Sauce
From astrochef 16 years ago
- 15 minutes to make
- Serves 4
A tasty traditional dish
Ingredients
- 1 Cup basil leaves shopping list
- 1/3 Cup pine nuts, toasted shopping list
- 2 Tablespoons Minced garlic shopping list
- 1/3 Cup olive oil shopping list
- 1 Cup parmesan cheese, Grated shopping list
- 1 Cup single cream shopping list
- 1 Pound cooked pasta, Hot shopping list
How to make it
- Combine the basil, pine nuts, and garlic in a food processor.
- Process until finely chopped. With the processor running, slowly add the olive oil through the feed tube and process until smooth.
- Add a ½ cup of parmesan and mix well.
- If making the pesto ahead of time top it with a layer of olive oil, cover, and chill for up to 3 days.
- Heat the cream in a heavy saucepan, over a medium flame, bring just to a boil and whisk in the pesto sauce, Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper. Combine the pasta, sauce and remaining ½ cup of parmesan in a large bowl. Toss to coat the pasta evenly and serve.
People Who Like This Dish 4
- krumkake Chicago Suburbs, IL
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Why have I never tried pesto in my alfredo? I most definitely will now...this sounds incredibly delicious and rich, and did I say delicious?
krumkake
in Chicago Suburbs loved it
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A wonderful and delicious classic recipe...I love pesto and it is delicious with so much, including pasta. Thank you so much!
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