Creamy Pesto Pasta | Sanjeev Kapoor Khazana
A delicious and filling pasta recipe that is perfect as an evening snack or light dinner.
CREAMY PESTO PASTA
Ingredients
Pesto
1 tbsp grated parmesan cheese
1 tbsp pine nuts
A pinch of crushed black peppercorns
5-6garlic cloves
1cup basil leaves
½ cup olive oil
Salt to taste
White Sauce
2 tbsps butter
2 tbsps refined flour
3 cups hot milk
Pasta
3 cups macaroni pasta, boiled
2 tbsp olive oil
10-12 button mushrooms, sliced
10-12 garlic cloves, chopped
1 tsp red chilli flakes
½ cup corn kernels, boiled
10-12 cherry tomatoes, halved
A pinch of salt
A pinch of crushed peppercorns
2 tbsps grated parmesan cheese
Method
1. For making pesto, combine together grated parmesan cheese, pine nuts, salt, crushed black peppercorns and grind to a fine powder.
2. Add garlic cloves, continue to grind, add basil leaves, olive oil and grind to coarse paste.
3. For making white sauce, heat butter in a non-stick pan, add flour and cook for a minute. Add milk and whisk well so that there are no lumps, cook for 4-5minutes or till it becomesthick. Set aside.
4. For making pasta, heatolive oil in a non-stick pan. Add mushroom andsauté for 4-5minutes.
5. Add garlic andsauté till light brown. Add red chilli flakes, prepared pesto and white sauce, mix well.
6. Add corn, cherry tomatoes, salt, crushed black peppercorn and cooked pasta. Mix well. Cook for a minute and add grated parmesan cheese.
7. Garnish with sprig of basil. And serve immediately.
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