The Pasta with Red Pesto is a flavorful and quick dish to prepare because the sauce is made while the pasta cooks. A first course to prepare with the pasta shape you prefer, for us the rigatoni, seasoned with homemade red pesto and finally enriched with fresh stracciatella and basil leaves. Thus, we obtained a tricolor dish with the red of the pesto, the white of the stracciatella, and the green of the basil, which is truly creamy and delicious!
The preparation is very simple: we make the pesto simply by mixing all the ingredients in the blender. Meanwhile, we bring plenty of water to a boil and cook the pasta al dente. After draining them, we season them with red pesto and garnish each plate with stracciatella and basil.
In just over 10 minutes, the Pasta with Red Pesto is ready! Perfect for a quick lunch or dinner or for when we have unexpected guests, and in no time, we can cook a first course everyone will ask for seconds! Try it!
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- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Very Economical
- Preparation time: 5 Minutes
- Portions: 4
- Cooking methods: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All Seasons
Ingredients to prepare Pasta with Red Pesto
- 11 oz rigatoni
- 9 oz stracciatella
- 1 cup tomato puree
- 1/2 cup almonds
- 1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes in oil
- 1/2 cup pecorino (grated)
- 1/2 clove garlic
- basil
- extra virgin olive oil
- salt
- pepper
Tools to prepare Pasta with Red Pesto
- 1 Blender
- 1 Pot
- 1 Stovetop
Steps to prepare Pasta with Red Pesto
First, prepare the pasta with red pesto by making the pesto: soak the whole almonds in room-temperature water for a few hours.
Drain them and add them to the blender or food processor along with the tomato puree, sun-dried tomatoes drained from the preservation oil and chopped, pecorino, garlic, basil, salt, and olive oil.
Blend everything and add a little water if needed to obtain a
homogeneous sauce.
Meanwhile, cook the rigatoni in plenty of salted water and drain them al dente.
Season the pasta with the red pesto and garnish each plate with stracciatella and basil.
Serve the Pasta with Red Pesto hot.
Simo and Cicci recommend
Pasta with Red Pesto is excellent when freshly made or it can be stored for 1-2 days in the fridge.
