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JUICY Pesto Pasta!

Recipe video above. This is how to make a great pesto pasta that's slick with pesto sauce without adding tons and tons of oil which makes it overly oily. The secret is using the pasta cooking water - it emulsifies with the oil in the pesto which makes it cling to every strand of pasta. A technique used in every Italian household! Make this with homemade pesto for the best flavour.

Recipe via recipetineats.com

Instructions

1. 1

   Bring a large pot of water to the boil with the salt.

2. 2

   Add pasta and cook for the length of time per the packet.

3. 3

   Just before draining, scoop out 1 cup of of the pasta cooking water.

4. 4

   Drain pasta in a colander, leave it for a minute.

5. 5

   Transfer pasta to a bowl (do not use pasta cooking pot, too hot).

6. 6

   Add pesto and 1/4 cup of pasta water. Toss to coat pasta in pesto, adding more water if required to make pasta silky and saucy, rather than dry and sticky.

7. 7

   Taste, add more salt and pepper if desired.

8. 8

   Serve immediately, garnished with fresh parmesan.