Homemade Pesto Alfredo Pasta Recipes
HOMEMADE PESTO ALFREDO PASTA
Homemade skinny alfredo sauce blended together with either homemade pesto or store-bought pesto make this dish flavorful and surprisingly easy to make. Ready in about 15 minutes!
Provided by Tracy
Categories Dinner
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Melt the butter in a skillet or large sauce pan over medium heat
- Add the garlic and saute until the garlic is slightly soft, about 1 minute
- Add in the flour and stir with a wooden spoon for approximately 1 minute
- Stir/whisk in the milk and salt
- Stir constantly until slightly thickened - approximately 2-3 minutes
- Add the cream cheese and Parmesan cheese; stir until well blended and cheese is melted - approximately 2-3 minutes
- Stir in one cup of pesto
- Turn heat down to low or a simmer and allow sauce to warm thoroughly
- Cook pasta according to package instructions, drain
- Add pasta to the pesto alfredo sauce, or simply serve the sauce on top of the cooked pasta
- Stir gently so that all the noodles are coated
- Top with toasted pine nuts, additional Parmanesen cheese, tomatoes or even chicken if desired
- Serve immediately
- Enjoy!
PESTO ALFREDO SAUCE
This simple alfredo sauce is quick and full of flavor. Not as thick as traditional sauce but it also doesn't have as much fat or calories. Serve over cooked fettuccine noodles and sprinkle with Parmesan.
Provided by Sarah Dipity
Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Sauce Recipes Pasta Sauce Recipes
Time 13m
Yield 3
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Stir half-and-half, pesto, butter, garlic powder, salt, and pepper together in a skillet over medium-low heat; cook until hot, about 8 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 277.1 calories, Carbohydrate 5.1 g, Cholesterol 56.9 mg, Fat 26.4 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 6.3 g, SaturatedFat 13.2 g, Sodium 343.3 mg, Sugar 0.2 g
EASY PESTO
This is the easiest pesto recipe, using easy to find ingredients. It can be prepared in 2 minutes after you toast the almonds.
Provided by Rebecca Jane Thompson
Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Sauce Recipes Pasta Sauce Recipes Vegetarian
Time 12m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Place almonds on a cookie sheet, and bake for 10 minutes, or until lightly toasted.
- In a food processor, combine toasted almonds, garlic, basil, olive oil, nutmeg, salt and pepper. Process until a coarse paste is formed.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 198.8 calories, Carbohydrate 2 g, Fat 21.1 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 1.7 g, SaturatedFat 2.8 g, Sodium 388.7 mg, Sugar 0.4 g
HOMEMADE PESTO
A fresh-tasting pesto that can easily be used alone on pasta, crostini, pizza; or add some to your favorite spaghetti sauce for a delicious special flavor! Use pine nuts, walnuts, or a combination of both.
Provided by Peggy
Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Sauce Recipes Pasta Sauce Recipes
Time 15m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Place basil, Italian parsley, and garlic into a food processor, pulse several times to combine, and process until basil is finely chopped, about 30 seconds. Add pine nuts to basil mixture; process until finely chopped, 30 more seconds. Process Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese into mixture until finely ground.
- Mix lemon juice into mixture with the machine running; slowly drizzle olive oil into pesto in the running machine until incorporated and pesto is thoroughly combined. Turn off machine and season pesto to taste with salt and black pepper.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 388.7 calories, Carbohydrate 5.4 g, Cholesterol 14.4 mg, Fat 35.8 g, Fiber 1.6 g, Protein 14.1 g, SaturatedFat 7.9 g, Sodium 342.9 mg, Sugar 0.9 g
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