Pesto Pasta

71 Reviews

“Easy to make, but full of flavor! Good hot or cold.” - by Lauren

Ingredients

1/2 cup chopped onion
2 1/2 tablespoons pesto
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
1 (16 ounce) package pasta
salt to taste
ground black pepper to taste

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Original recipe yields 8 servings

Directions

Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling water until done. Drain.
Meanwhile, heat the oil in a frying pan over medium low heat. Add pesto, onion, and salt and pepper. Cook about five minutes, or until onions are soft.
In a large bowl, mix pesto mixture into pasta. Stir in grated cheese. Serve.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (8 total)

Calories
225 cal
11%

Fat
7.2 g
11%

Carbs
32 g
10%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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alaskamom

Mar. 1, 2007

"I doubled the pesto and olive oil and added garlic (2 cloves). Also added a sprinkle of red pepper flakes and some Mrs Dash tomato basil garlic to liven it up a bit. Served with chicken apple sausage...." See more My hubby said this was a definate keeper."

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TennesseeGirl

May. 15, 2006

"This pasta is absolutely delicious! I did double the olive oil, pesto and onions. For a kick, I sauteed some garlic in the olive oil before adding the onions and pesto. Also, I crumbled some bacon ..." See moreon top of the dish for a little bit of a crunch. Perfection."

Jo H

Jan. 30, 2009

"This was good but a bit dry. I sauted the onions to sweeten them up and then added some chopped sun dried tomatoes in olive oil. I added the pesto to that mixture for just long enough to get it heate..." See mored through when the pasta was finished. We added some extra pesto as it was dry. A extra sprinkle of parmesan and we never missed meat. I never would have thought of adding sauted onions to pesto pasta but it was very good. This will be made again. "

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