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Pasta with Pesto

3.6

(9)

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 4 first-course servings

Ingredients

2/3 cup pesto
1 pound linguine or spaghetti, 1/3 cup cooking water reserved
Salt and pepper to taste and toss
Garnish: Parmigiano-Reggiano, grated

Preparation

  1. Put pesto in a large bowl. Cook linguine or spaghetti until al dente. Whisk about 1/3 cup pasta cooking water into pesto. Add drained pasta to thinned pesto with salt and pepper to taste and toss well. Serve with additional Parmigiano-Reggiano.

TagsPastaLinguineSpaghettiMainStarterDinnerLunchVegetarianQuickEasy5 Ingredients or FewerSimmerGourmet
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