Penne with Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto

The recipe Penne with Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto can be made in roughly 25 minutes. This recipe serves 4 and costs $4.64 per serving. This main course has 524 calories, 24g of protein, and 6g of fat per serving. 20 people were impressed by this recipe. This recipe from Foodnetwork requires fresh basil leaves, garlic cloves, parmesan, and sun-dried tomatoes. With a spoonacular score of 97%, this dish is amazing. Similar recipes include Penne With Sun Dried Tomato Pesto + Panzanella Salad (Video), Basil Pesto Chicken with Alfredo Penne and Sun Dried Tomatoes, and Creamy Sun-dried Tomato & Spinach Penne.

Servings: 4

Preparation duration: 10 minutes

Cooking duration: 15 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1 cup (packed) fresh basil leaves

2 garlic cloves

1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan

12 ounces penne pasta

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

1 (8.5-ounce) jar sun-dried tomatoes packed in olive oil

Equipment:

pot

food processor

bowl

Cooking instruction summary:

Watch how to make this recipe. Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes. 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. Transfer the tomato mixture to a large bowl. Stir in the Parmesan. 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.

 

Step by step:


1. Watch how to make this recipe.

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

3. Drain, reserving 1 cup of the cooking liquid.

4. 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.

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

6. 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.


Nutrition Information:

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523k Calories
24g Protein
6g Total Fat
98g Carbs
81% Health Score
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Calories
523k
26%

Fat
6g
10%

  Saturated Fat
2g
16%

Carbohydrates
98g
33%

  Sugar
25g
28%

Cholesterol
8mg
3%

Sodium
548mg
24%

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Protein
24g
49%

Manganese
1mg
99%

Selenium
60µg
86%

Potassium
2289mg
65%

Copper
1mg
57%

Vitamin K
51µg
49%

Phosphorus
467mg
47%

Magnesium
171mg
43%

Fiber
10g
41%

Iron
6mg
38%

Vitamin B3
7mg
35%

Vitamin C
25mg
31%

Vitamin B1
0.4mg
27%

Calcium
245mg
25%

Vitamin B2
0.39mg
23%

Vitamin A
940IU
19%

Zinc
2mg
19%

Vitamin B6
0.36mg
18%

Vitamin B5
1mg
17%

Folate
61µg
15%

Vitamin B12
0.15µg
3%

Vitamin E
0.18mg
1%

covered percent of daily need
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