Pasta with ready-made pesto sauce

Italian cuisine

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Description Products Steps

Pesto is an Italian sauce based on basil, pine seeds, cheese and olive oil. It is added to various dishes: pizza, avocado or tomato puree soup, simply spread on bread and, of course, added to pasta. Spaghetti with this sauce turns out very aromatic and unusual in taste. Making Pesto at home is problematic. But you can buy it in the store and prepare delicious and original Italian pasta in just 15 minutes.

1. Calories
   349,06 kcal
2. Protein
   9,17 gram
3. Fat
   11,31 gram
4. Carbohydrates
   51,49 gram
5. ~ Time
   17 Min
6. Pepper
7. Complexity

Products per 2 serving:

1. Pasta

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   125 g
2. Cream 20% fat content

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   1 tbsp. l. = 25 g
3. Olive oil

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   to taste
4. Salt

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   to taste
5. Pesto sauce

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   3 tsp. = 24 g
6. Olive

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   optional
7. Parmesan

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   optional

Steps:

1. 
   Prepare the ingredients for the pasta. Grate the cheese on a fine grater. Cut the olives into medium pieces. Tip: For this dish it is better to use long spaghetti.
2. 
   Prepare the pasta. Boil the spaghetti in salted water until al-dente, that is, cook 1 minute less than indicated on the package. About 8-9 minutes on average.
3. 
   Prepare pasta with pesto sauce. Place the cooked spaghetti in a frying pan greased with olive oil. Add half the water left over from cooking the pasta, pour in the cream, add the pesto. Stir. Simmer in a frying pan for 3-5 minutes.
4. 
   Transfer the finished pasta to plates, sprinkle with grated Parmesan and chopped olives.

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