Spaghetti with basil pesto
Spaghetti tossed with basil pesto and a ladle of its own starchy cooking water, which turns the sauce glossy and lets it cling. Grated parmesan and torn basil on top.
- Prep
- 5 minutes
- Cook
- 10 minutes
- Makes
- 4 portions
- Difficulty
- Easy
In one portion
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- Calories
- 594kcal
- Protein
- 21g
- Carbs
- 74g
- Fat
- 23g
Where the calories come from
- Protein 14%
- Carbs 51%
- Fat 35%
- Fibre
- 5.2 g
- Sugar
- 4.5 g
- Salt
- 0.96 g
What it costs at Tesco
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£0.91a portion
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Ingredients
- 230g green pesto
- 400g spaghetti
- 70g Parmesan cheese, freshly grated
- 10g fresh basil, leaves torn
Method
Get a large pan of water boiling on the hob and salt it well. Cook the spaghetti for the time on the pack, so it is still al dente.
Scoop a mugful of the cooking water out of the pan, then drain the pasta. You need that water for the sauce.
Put the spaghetti back in its pan, away from the heat, and spoon in the pesto with a splash of the saved water. Toss until a loose, glossy sauce coats every strand, adding more water as you need it.
Taste and season, then scatter the torn basil and parmesan over the top.
Adapted from Love and Lemons
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