Servings: 4 people
Calories: 528kcal
Ingredients
- 1 pound linguine or similar noodles
- 4 tablespoons pesto sauce (you may want to add more per your preference)
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese use good quality
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
Instructions
- Cook the pasta according to the package directions.
- Carefully drain the pasta, reserving about a half cup of the starchy cooking water. Return the pasta to the cooking pot.
- Add in 3 to 4 tablespoons of pesto sauce and toss to coat the pasta, adding in about a quarter cup or so of the reserved pasta water to thin the sauce out if necessary.
- Taste the pasta, and if you think it needs more pesto, add about a tablespoon, mix again, and retaste. Repeat until you have the noodle to pesto ratio you like.
- Add in the Parmesan cheese and then toss to combine.
- Place the pesto al linguine into individual bowls, top with more cheese if desired and a sprinkle of crushed red pepper flakes.
- Enjoy!
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Notes
Do not toss the pesto and pasta with the burner on. The pesto will absorb the heat from the noodles.
Do no rinse the noodles so they better stick to the pesto.
Add additional toppings and protein to the pasta, such as chicken, shrimp, roasted veggies, sun dried tomatoes, pine nuts, or more cheese.
Nutrition
Serving: 0.25pound | Calories: 528kcal | Carbohydrates: 86g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 347mg | Potassium: 264mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 400IU | Calcium: 196mg | Iron: 2mg
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