Professional Chef's Best Penne with Basil Pesto Recipe!

As simple as simple can be! Penne pasta coated in freshly made basil pesto - serve and share! And if you've gotten hungry just by watching this video, try out the recipe below and let us know how it tasted!

Ingredients

For the Pesto

2 large bunches fresh basil
1 cup pine nuts
1 cup Parmesan cheese
½ cup extra virgin olive oil

For the Pasta

1 454 g box penne pasta
½ cup or so reserved steaming hot cooking water

Directions

For the Pesto

1. Pulse all the ingredients together in your food processor or blender until they smoothly combine. Add a splash more olive oil if needed to get things moving.

For the Pasta

1. Cook the pasta in plenty of boiling salted water. Drain, reserving about a half cup of cooking water amongst the pasta.

2. Toss and stir the freshly cooked, steaming hot pasta with all the pesto and about ½ cup of reserved cooking water. Serve and share.

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