Penne With Creamy Pesto And Cherry Tomatoes

Ingredients list for Penne With Creamy Pesto And Cherry Tomatoes

• 200 grams Penne pasta boiled
• 2 tablespoons Basil leaves
• 20 Cherry tomatoes
• 3 1/2 tablespoons Extra virgin olive oil
• to taste Salt
• 5-6 Black peppercorns crushed
• Pesto sauce
• 3/4 cup Basil leaves
• 6 cloves Garlic
• 3 tablespoons Pine nuts(chilgoza)
• 3/4 cup Parmesan cheese crumbled

Method

1. For the pesto sauce grind together basil leaves, four garlic cloves, pinenuts, two and a half tablespoons of olive oil and most of the Parmesan cheese till smooth. Slice the remaining garlic cloves. Heat the remaining olive oil in a non-stick pan. Add the garlic and sauté till golden. Add cherry tomatoes and sauté for two to three minutes, pressing the tomatoes a little with the back of the ladle.
2. Add the pasta and toss for two minutes. Add the pesto sauce and toss for two minutes. Add the cream, salt and crushed peppercorns and toss. Cook for a minute.
3. Serve hot garnished with the remaining Parmesan cheese.

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