Linguine With Three Colors Vegetables And Pesto Sauce Food

SPAGHETTI PESTO

Steps:

• Start a pot of well salted water to a boil. Boil the pasta until it is just al dente (start tasting a few minutes before the package recommends: you want it to be tender but still a little firm on the inside; usually around 7 to 8 minutes). Just before draining, reserve 1 cup pasta water! Then drain the pasta.
• Place the pasta in a bowl (not the pasta pot). Stir together the pasta, pesto, and 1/2 cup pasta water, tossing with tongs until the pesto is well distributed and the pasta water forms a creamy sauce. Add more pasta water if desired. Stir in 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt and taste. If the flavor doesn't pop, add a few more pinches until it does (the salt content in purchased pesto brands varies, as well as the amount of salt you used in the pasta water). Serve immediately.
• Store any leftovers refrigerated: note that pesto can get gummy when reheated, so it's best to eat leftovers cold or room temp.

LINGUINE WITH ROASTED VEGETABLES AND PESTO

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°F. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. Arrange onion pieces in baking dish. Bake 10 minutes. Add bell peppers and mushrooms to onions; spray with cooking spray and sprinkle with salt. Bake 15 minutes. Stir in tomatoes. Bake about 5 minutes longer or until vegetables are tender.
• Meanwhile, cook and drain linguine as directed package.
• Stir pesto into roasted vegetables. Place linguine on large serving platter. Top with vegetable mixture and cheese.

PESTO PASTA WITH VEGETABLES

Steps:

• In a large pot, bring water to a boil. Cook your pasta according to the package directions. Once cooked, reserve 1/4 cup of pasta water, then drain pasta and place it back into the pot.
• While pasta is cooking, heat oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add vegetables and saute for 3-4 minutes until slightly softened. Turn heat to low and stir in garlic and Italian seasoning.
• Add cooked pasta over vegetables. Toss everything with pesto, parmesan cheese, and lemon juice. If you prefer a thinner sauce, add the reserved pasta water and toss once again.
• Serve pasta with more parmesan cheese on top, if desired.

PESTO WITH LINGUINI

Steps:

• Using a pestle and mortar, combine the basil, cheeses, pine nuts, garlic, and salt and grind until a paste is formed. Add the olive oil slowly and mix with the mashed basil mixture until well combined.
• Prepare pasta in boiling water and drain. Using a hot skillet, place pasta in skillet and add the pesto to the warm pasta. Stir the pesto into the pasta and serve.

LINGUINE WITH THREE COLORS VEGETABLES AND PESTO SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring salted water to boil and cook your linguine as described on the product package.
• In the meanwhile fry the red bel peppers 5 minutes in oil, add garlic and fry for another 5 minutes.
• Blanch zucchini until soft.
• Mix pesto, chopped olives, and chopped sunflower kernels together.
• Arrange hot linguine in 4 single plates.
• Adjust first zucchini and then the red bell peppers on linguine.
• Spoon pesto mix on them.
• Top with sliced olives and sunflower kernels.

LINGUINE AL PESTO (LINGUINE WITH PESTO SAUCE AND POTATO)

Steps:

• When cooking the pasta, add a potato to the salted water. This trick returns to the pasta the starch it tends to lose in draining, thus preventing the linguine from clumping. Drain the pasta cubes along with the pasta, reserving a little of the cooking water. Transfer the pasta and potato to a large bowl and dress them with the pesto and butter. If the pasta looks too dry, add a little of the reserved cooking water. Serve in individual dishes, topping each with grated Parmesan cheese and pepper.
• If using a food processor, put the garlic, pine nuts, a pinch of salt, the basil, and the oil into the bowl and process it until the ingredients form a smooth paste. Add the Parmesan and the pecorino and pulse just to combine. Taste and adjust the salt.

VEGETARIAN LINGUINE

Steps:

• Cook linguine according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat butter and oil over medium heat. Add zucchini and mushrooms; saute 3-5 minutes. Add tomato, onions, garlic and seasonings. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, about 3 minutes., Drain linguine; add to vegetable mixture. Sprinkle with cheeses and basil. Toss to coat.

LINGUINE PASTA WITH BASIL PESTO SAUCE

Steps:

• Set salted water to boil for pasta.
• Once water is boiling, cook linguine until al dente.
• In the meantime, purée basil, pine nuts, Parmesan, garlic, olive oil and salt and pepper in a food.
• processor or blender.
• If the pesto seems too thick, you may thin slightly using the pasta water.
• Drain linguine well and toss together with pesto.
• Mound pasta on individual plates or a.
• warm platter and garnish with the basil leaf ribbons and grated Parmesan.

CREAMY CHICKEN PESTO LINGUINE

Steps:

• Saute onion and garlic in oil in skillet.
• Season chicken strips with garlic powder and black pepper and add to skillet with onion/garlic mixture.
• When chicken is done, stir in pesto sauce, then add cream and parmesan cheese.
• Cook over medium heat until thickened.
• Drain cooked linguine and serve chicken and sauce over top.
• Sprinkle with additional Parmesan cheese, if desired.