Penne Pasta Recipe In Spinach Pesto Sauce

Ingredients

350 grams Del Monte Penne Rigate Pasta,1/4 cup Cherry tomatoes – halved,1/2 cup Milk,Salt and Pepper – to taste,1 cup Spinach – chopped,1/2 cup Basil leaves – chopped,4 cloves Garlic,10 Badam (Almond) – blanched and skin removed,1 teaspoon Cumin powder (Jeera),1 teaspoon Red Chilli powder,Salt and Pepper – taste

Instructions

1. To begin making Creamy Spinach Pesto Penne Pasta Recipe start by cooking the Penne Pasta. In a large pot, add water and bring it to a boil. Once the water has boiled, add a teaspoon of salt and a teaspoon of oil.Add the pasta to the boiling water and allow it to cook in boiling water until it is al dente. This process should take a good 10 minutes.Once the pasta has cooked, drain the water and run the cooked pasta under running water to stop the cooking process.Drizzle some oil on top of penne pasta and make sure to coat all of the pasta with the oil so they don’t stick together. To make the Creamy Spinach Pesto Sauce Wash and chop the spinach and basil leaves.Blend it in the mixer grinder, along the the blanched almonds, salt, pepper, chilli powder, cumin powder and garlic. Make a smooth spinach basil pesto by adding a little water and keep aside.The final step is to make the Creamy Spinach Pesto Penne Pasta RecipeHeat olive oil in a saucepan, add in the spinach basil pesto, the cooked penne pasta, the milk and salt to taste. Toss until the penne pasta is well coated in the spinach pesto sauce. Once done, turn of the heat and serve the Creamy Spinach Pesto Penne Pasta immediately. Serve the Creamy Spinach Pesto Penne Pasta along with slice of Garlic Bread with Herb Butter and glass of Mulled Apple Juice.

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