Pesto Pasta with Cherry Tomatoes

Name: Pesto Pasta with Cherry Tomatoes
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 400g trofie or fusilli; ½ cup basil pesto; 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved; ¼ cup pine nuts, toasted; ½ cup parmesan, grated; 2 tbsp olive oil; salt to taste

A basil pesto pasta tossed with blistered cherry tomatoes and starchy pasta water, topped with toasted pine nuts and grated parmesan.

Total time

20 min

Prep

5 min

Cook

15 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Italian

comfortpastavegetarianquick

Ingredients

400gtrofie or fusilli

½ cupbasil pesto

1 cupcherry tomatoes, halved

¼ cuppine nuts, toasted

½ cupparmesan, grated

2 tbspolive oil

saltto taste

Instructions

Cook pasta al dente; drain, reserving ½ cup pasta water.

Blister cherry tomatoes in oil.

Toss pasta with pesto and pasta water; add tomatoes.

Top with pine nuts and parmesan.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

903

Protein

33.2g

Fat

82.2g

Carbs

15.4g

Fiber

4.5g

Sodium

1228mg

Reviews

Leave a review

★★★★★

No account needed to post. New reviews are checked before they appear publicly.