Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, quick pesto cream pasta. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
When you're short of time, this quick creamy pesto will come to the rescue. Absolutely delicious and full of flavour, and just takes minutes to prepare ! A family favourite, and this time I used wholewheat pasta, for that extra bite, texture and fibre benefits !
Quick Pesto Cream Pasta is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. Quick Pesto Cream Pasta is something that I have loved my whole life. They are nice and they look fantastic.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have quick pesto cream pasta using 5 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Quick Pesto Cream Pasta:
- Prepare Pasta of choice
- Get Heavy cream, Ok half-and-half or whole milk will work too
- Get Basil Pesto
- Get Parmasen cheese
- Get Oil (if making pasta ahead of time)
This Creamy Pesto Pasta is the perfect combination of indulgent comfort food with fresh, light summer flavors! Ripe, juicy tomatoes combine with white wine and garlic for a quick sauce base, then add heavy cream and fresh basil pesto for an easy vegetarian weeknight dinner! Quick and versatile, pesto can be used in a variety of recipes like my sausage & garlic pesto flatbread or mixed with cooked pasta, roasted vegetables, spread on sandwiches, artisan bread, and today's shrimp recipe. From-scratch pesto is much easier than you think and tastes worlds better than store-bought.
Instructions to make Quick Pesto Cream Pasta:
- Cook pasta according to directions on the box (be sure to salt the water) and drain… Now if you're going to eat when it's ready move on to step 2…. I make this on sports practice nights and I MAKE IT AHEAD of time like this: Cook and drain pasta, rinse pot under cold water, return pasta to pot and pour in a little oil just enough to coat and stir it or be lazy like me and put the lid on and shake it a couple times :) place the pot with the lid on in the fridge.
- Return drained pasta to pot, add cream and pesto to taste and heat over medium heat. If your using heavy cream take it easy with the heat, scorched cream is going to ruin your meal and your day as your kids start to yell, "Gross! What's that smelI?" And you have to sigh and explain it WAS dinner…. Sorry I'm back… Moving on…
- Uncermoniously dump prepared pasta into a bowl, or spoon it into a fancy serving dish, or eat it directly from the pot… I'm not judging you….
- Feel free to add chicken, sausage, steak, or veggies to make it a complete well balanced meal. I serve it with a simple salad and a smile at conquering dinner in less than 15 minutes :)
Chicken: In this recipe, I use boneless and skinless chicken breast cut into bite sized pieces. Chicken thighs can also be used. Pesto Sauce: On really busy days, when my time is limited, using store-bought pesto makes this dish even quicker and easier. Get a good quality pesto sauce. My favorite is Costco's Kirkland brand.
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