Penne with Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto

Name: Penne with Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters (packed) fresh basil leaves; 2 garlic cloves; 118 milliliters freshly grated Parmesan; 340 grams penne pasta; 4 servings Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 241 grams sun-dried tomatoes packed in olive oil

The recipe Penne with Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto can be made in roughly 25 minutes. This recipe covers 32% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This main course has 524 calories, 24g of protein, and 6g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4. This recipe from Foodnetwork requires basil leaves, salt and pepper, parmesan, and penne pasta. Many people made this recipe, and 7139 would say it hit the spot.

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Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes.

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Drain, reserving 1 cup of the cooking liquid.

Meanwhile, blend the sun-dried tomatoes and their oil, garlic, salt and pepper, to taste, and basil in a food processor and blend until the tomatoes are finely chopped.

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Transfer the tomato mixture to a large bowl. Stir in the Parmesan.

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Add the pasta to the pesto and toss to coat, adding enough reserved cooking liquid to moisten. Season the pasta, to taste, with salt and pepper and serve.

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