Basil Pesto Pasta
Serves 2
Ingredients:
2 cups of pasta of your choice, cooked al dente
3/4 cup basil pesto
One small broccoli, cut into florets
A handful of green peas
1 tomato, cubed
1 tsp minced garlic
2 tbsp olive oil
Freshly ground pepper, to taste
Salt, to taste
2 tbsp parmesan cheese
A few basil leaves, roughly chopped (optional)
How I Made It:
1. Heat the olive oil in a skillet and add the minced garlic. Fry for about 30 seconds until fragrant. Add the broccoli florets, tomato, and grean peas to this and stir fry for a minute. Sprinkle some water and cook for about 4-5 mins until the broccoli is cooked and soft.
2. Add the pesto and stir until it coats the vegetables. Toss in the cooked pasta, salt and pepper and mix well until all the ingredient are well incorporated.
3. Garnish with chopped basil leaves (if using) and parmesan before serving. You can serve this cold or warm.
The beauty of this recipe is, you can add any vegetables of your choice and serve it as a main dish or even as a pesto pasta salad. Its absolutely delicious, try it!
What a beautiful presentation. Love that green color of pesto and broccoli.
Very nice, thanks for the information.
Wat a colourful pasta, lovely dish..
I also love fresh basil.
I love your dish! Sometimes good ol' elbow pasta is just perfect, isn't it?
Nice Clicks Nags. Looks Yummy, got to try this.
Lively and refreshing! Nags you make any recipe look gorgeous with your shots.
pic is so good,..:-)
I just bought some fresh basil pesto the other day! Glad to find this recipe while that is still fresh:D Lovely!
OMG – love the colors – I should make this my desktop wallpaper. Awesome simple pasta. My kind of dinner!
Where did you get fresh pesto from? Cold Storage?