Red Chilli Pesto Pasta with Mascarpone
Red Chilli Pesto Pasta with Mascarpone. A quick, spicy and delicious vegetarian pasta dish. This is perfect for feeding a crowd or for a quiet night in.
Ingredients
- 500 g linguine
- salt
- 6 tablespoon chilli pesto (store bought or homemade)
- 4 tablespoon mascarpone
- fresh basil (garnish)
- parmesan (garnish)
Instructions
- Bring a large pan of water to a rolling boil.
- Salt generously and add the pasta.
- Cook your linguine for a minute less than the packet suggests.
- Check your pasta, it should be on the verge of being cooked but with some bite.
- Scoop ¼ cup of the pasta water out and set to one side.
- Drain the remaining water away and return the pasta to the pan.
- Spoon over the pesto and stir well.
- Add the reserved water and stir everything together over a low heat, until coated and glossy.
- Divide the pasta between 4 plates, add a spoonful of mascarpone, a sprinkling of parmesan and some basil leaves.
- Eat with gusto :-)
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Nutrition is per serving
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