Pasta with Creamy Pesto Sauce (Just 4 Ingredients)

Simple pasta recipe

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Craving a quick and tasty dinner? This Creamy Pesto Pasta is a perfect choice! Combining rich, homemade pesto with a velvety cream sauce, this dish is both comforting and full of flavor.

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Pasta Pesto Heavy Cream Olive Oil

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Bring a pot of water to boil and cook the pasta in salted water according to package directions. When the pasta has cooked, retain a cup of pasta cooking water before draining.

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In a large skillet, add all of the remaining ingredients and whisk together.

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Add the cooked pasta directly to the creamy pesto sauce and stir making sure the sauce covers all the pasta.

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You can store leftovers of this pesto pasta recipe in the fridge for up to 4 days. I would not recommend freezing it.

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Simple pasta recipe

Creamy Pesto Sauce Recipe

Craving a quick and tasty dinner? This Creamy Pesto Pasta is a perfect choice! Combining rich, homemade pesto with a velvety cream sauce, this dish is both comforting and full of flavor.

Pasta Pesto Heavy Cream Olive Oil

Ingredients

Bring a pot of water to boil and cook the pasta in salted water according to package directions. When the pasta has cooked, retain a cup of pasta cooking water before draining.

Step 1

In a large skillet, add all of the remaining ingredients and whisk together.

Step 2

Add the cooked pasta directly to the creamy pesto sauce and stir making sure the sauce covers all the pasta.

Step 3

You can store leftovers of this pesto pasta recipe in the fridge for up to 4 days. I would not recommend freezing it.

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