When I came up with this pasta dish combination, I didn’t realize how fast it would take to prepare and how gourmet it would actually taste. Be forewarned: Easy and delicious can both be used to describe this sophisticated tasting meal-in-one!
Easy Cheesy Pesto Pasta
Recipe By Faigy Grossman
- Cooking and Prep: 25 m
- Serves: 8
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Ingredients (10)
Main ingredients
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Prepare Pasta
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In a large pot, sauté onion in oil until golden; remove to mixing bowl.
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Fill pot with water and cook pasta according to package directions. While pasta is cooking, add basil, garlic, salt, and pepper to the sautéed onions, and stir to combine.
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Drain pasta and return to pot. Over low heat, add the cheese to the pot and stir until melted. Add onion-seasoning mixture and mix until well combined. Stir in tomato halves until heated through. Remove from heat and garnish with sunflower seeds.
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Simple and Delicious
I sauteed the onions in butter to add flavor. It was really easy to make and was very flavorful. A perfect light dairy side for the 9 days. Thanks! -
pesto pasta
this was great! but why does the onion need to be sauteed in so much oil?Replies:
Hi! If you feel that it was too much oil, you can definitely use less oil next time. -
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Simple and Delicious
I sauteed the onions in butter to add flavor. It was really easy to make and was very flavorful. A perfect light dairy side for the 9 days. Thanks! -
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pesto pasta
this was great! but why does the onion need to be sauteed in so much oil?Replies:
Hi! If you feel that it was too much oil, you can definitely use less oil next time.
