Pasta with Pesto
This is extremly quick and easy, especially if the Pesto is already made
Ingredients
A box of your favorite pasta
1 cup basil pesto (homemade or from a jar)
½ cup starchy pasta cooking water
½ cup toasted pine nuts
½ cup chopped sundried tomatos/cherry tomatos
1 T chopped garlic
a few fresh basil leaves chopped
Grated Parmesan cheese for serving
B&G to taste
Cook you pasta per directions
When the pasta is al dente, set ½ cup of pasta water to the side
Mix the pasta water and pesto to thin it out a smidge
Drain the pasta. Pour it back into the pot, add all of the ingredients, and stir. That simple!