Easy Creamy Pesto Pasta
Recipes Italian Main Dish Pasta Quick and Easy Vegetarian
Description
With store bought pesto, you can have this meal ready in no time. Add chicken or broccoli or other ingredients to your own tastes. Serve with a salad and bread sticks.
Ingredients
1 c. store bought basil pesto,
2 T. extra virgin olive oil
¼ c. heavy cream
salt and pepper, to taste
1 lb. pasta, cooked
1 c. pasta water, reserved
fresh parsley, if desired
Directions
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Heat olive oil over medium heat.
Add pesto; mix into the oil. Stir often as pesto warms.
When warmed and a little bubbly, slowly stream in the heavy cream, stirring constantly. as you stir.
Add a little pasta water to thin out the sauce, if necessary.
Turn down the heat; continue to stir to incorporate the cream and pesto.
Salt and pepper to taste. Garnish with fresh parsley, if desired.