Hello everybody, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, creamy pesto pasta sauce. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Heat heavy whipping cream and water in a small, heavy saucepan over medium heat until hot but not boiling. Add butter, pesto sauce, garlic powder and salt. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Saute onion until tender and translucent.
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To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook creamy pesto pasta sauce using 8 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Creamy Pesto Pasta Sauce:
- Get 2 cups fresh basil leaves
- Make ready 1 clove garlic
- Take 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
- Make ready 1/2 cup toasted pine nuts (or other nuts)
- Get 1/2 cup olive oil
- Take 2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar (more or less to taste, or leave out)
- Prepare to taste salt & pepper
- Prepare 2 Tbsp butter, if serving with pasta.
Turn machine on, then drizzle in olive oil while it mixes. Continue blending until combined, adding additional olive oil if needed. Add cream and mix in pesto. Add cooked pasta, half of the parmesan cheese, then coat pasta in the pesto-cream sauce gently.
Steps to make Creamy Pesto Pasta Sauce:
- Using a food processor, place basil or greens on the bottom, and top with garlic, parmesan and nuts.
- Pulse until a coarse paste forms, the slowly incorporate the olive oil until saucy. Adjust taste with balsamic vinegar, salt & pepper).
- To serve with pasta, place pesto in a mixing bowl with 2 Tbsp butter. Add hot pasta and toss until butter is melted, adding pasta water if too thick.
Add cream and mix in pesto. Add cooked pasta, half of the parmesan cheese, then coat pasta in the pesto-cream sauce gently. Add in the pesto, stir to combine. Turn heat back to low, then add in the parmesan cheese. Creamy Pesto Pasta recipe notes: If fresh basil is not readily available for making the homemade pesto, there are a couple of pre-made options that will work well in a pinch.
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