Genovese pasta with pesto sauce recipe



Recipe for genovese pasta with pesto sauce in our easy vegetarian recipes collection.

Recipe ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons fresh basil leaves
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • Pinch salt
  • 1/2 cup pine kernels
  • 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 1 pound spaghetti or tagliatelle, cooked and drained
  • 2 tablespoons butter

How to make genovese pasta with pesto sauce

  • Blend the basil leaves in a liquidizer.
  • Add the crushed cloves of garlic and olive oil.
  • Process for a few seconds.
  • Gradually add the pine kernels and Parmesan cheese.
  • Season remembering that Parmesan has a salty taste.
  • The consistency should be thick and creamy.
  • Melt the butter in the saucepan and reheat the cooked pasta.
  • Remove from the heat and mix 2 tablespoons pesto with the pasta.
  • Serve on individual plates with a spoonful of pesto on each helping.
  • Parmesan can be added last.
  • The pesto is never heated. It can be served at the table but make sure the pasta is hot.

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