Vegetarian

Pasta Con Pesto takes several minutes to prepare.

Pasta Con Pesto takes several minutes to cook.

Pasta Con Pesto makes 5 servings.

The ingredients for Pasta Con Pesto are:

10 oz pasta
2.5 ozs of fresh basil...or a cup and a half of basil, stems off
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
3 T Pecorino Romano cheese, grated
1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
1 small clove of garlic or a half of a medium clove
3 T Philly cream cheese ( I know it's not Italian, but bear with me)
Salt to taste, I added 1/4 teaspoon

Here is how you make Pasta Con Pesto:

Cook pasta according to directions on box. While pasta is cooking, in a food processor, add basil and oil, mix. Add remaining ingredients into oil and basil, mix in processor. Once pasta is cooked, drain and place in serving bowl and spoon in all the pesto. Mix well Serve and enjoy!Number of Servings: 5Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MBFULLERTON.

The nutritional information for Pasta Con Pesto is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 5
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 326.4

• Total Fat: 13.9 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 45.1 mg
• Total Carbs: 42.8 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.0 g
• Protein: 8.2 g