Basil Pesto Pasta
Basil pesto is delicious on any pasta. We serve it on shells tonight as a side, topped with heirloom tomatoes. Yum! Originally served as part of Grilled Chicken and Pesto Pasta.
Alternate Preparations:
- Basil Pesto Pasta with Dried Tomatoes (2003-01-29)
Ingredients
- 1/4 pound medium shells pasta
- salt
- 1/4 cup basil pesto
- 1 small Heirloom tomato (diced)
Instructions
We place a large pot of water on the stove over high heat for the pasta. When the water boils, we add some salt and the pasta. We stir and cook according until al dente, about 15 minutes.
Just before draining the pasta into a colander, we remove about 1/4 cup of pasta water. We drain the pasta, put back in the pot, and then stir in the pesto and a little water at a time to create a sauce (we do not use all of the pasta water). We serve and top with tomatoes.