Spaghetti in Pesto Sauce
This is a simple yet delicious pasta recipe which is quick to prepare and requires minimal efforts.
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 470kcal
Ingredients
For the pesto sauce:
- 1 cup basil leaves
- 1/4 cup parsley
- 1/2 cup cheese
- 1/4 cup walnuts
- 6 cloves garlic
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 tsp black pepper
- Salt as required
For the pasta:
- 200 gms spaghetti
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 6 cloves garlic
- 1 quantity medium onion
- 1/2 cup chopped bell peppers (red and yellow)
- 1 tbsp black pepper
- 10 quantity cherry tomatoes
- 1 cup grated cheese
- 1 tbsp chilli flakes
- Salt as required
Instructions
- For the pesto sauce, blend together all the ingredients except the olive oil. Slowly add the olive oil into the mixture and then blend again to get a sauce of smooth consistency.
- Add some water in a large pan and let it boil. Add salt and a bit of olive oil onto it. Olive oil ensures that the pasta doesn't stick to each other.
- Slowly add the spaghetti into the water and let it boil until cooked right. Once cooked, remove it from the water and set aside.
- In another pan, add some olive oil and saute the garlic and onions.
- Add the bell peppers and let it cook for some time. Season with salt and pepper.
- Once the bell peppers are half done, add the pesto sauce and fry it for 2 minutes.
- Next, add the cherry tomatoes and the spaghetti and mix it properly with the sauce. Top the pasta with the cheese and season it more using chilli flakes.
- Serve it with some garlic bread.
Notes
In order to make a non-vegetarian version of the same (just like I did), you can add shredded chicken or fry some prawns and add it to the pasta.