Pasta pesto with chilli flakes
Preparation time
1 min
Cooking time
10min
Dietary preference
Vegetarian
Difficulty
Easy
Region
Liguria
Servings
4
In this recipe
Preparation
- We start with the pasta. Cook the pasta in salted water according to the instructions on the packet and save 100 ml of the cooking liquid.
- Add the pesto and 100 ml of cooking liquid to a pan and heat. Stir well to combine.
- Then add the cooked orecchiette pasta to this and stir.
- Divide the pasta among 4 plates and serve with a pinch of chilli flakes, grated Parmesan cheese and a sprig of basil. Finally, a dash of Bertolli extra virgin olive oil on top and buon appetito!Variation tip: also delicious with feta instead of Parmesan cheese.
Ingredients
- 300 gr pasta, we use orecchiette
- 100 ml cooking liquid from the pasta
- 1 tbs Bertolli extra virgin olive oil
- 6 tbs Bertolli Pesto Rosso
- (Extra vergin) olive oil
- Chilli flakes
- Parmesan cheese
- Basil
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