Creamy pesto pasta with mascarpone
A recipe for creamy pesto pasta – pasta in a creamy pesto sauce.
Servings 4 servings
Calories 994kcal
Ingredients
- 500 g pasta
- 200 g green pesto
- 200 g mascarpone
- 50 g Parmesan, finely grated
- 3-4 cloves garlic, grated or crushed
- 2 tbsp oil
- Freshly ground pepper, plus salt if needed
- Pasta cooking water
- Fresh basil, to serve
Instructions
- Cook the pasta until al dente according to the packet instructions.*Meanwhile, make the sauce in a frying pan.
- Heat the oil in a frying pan and gently fry the garlic with plenty of freshly ground pepper for a couple of minutes. The garlic should not brown.
- Add the pesto and mascarpone and stir well to combine.
- Tip the pasta into the pan along with the Parmesan and a little of the cooking water – start with about a hundred millilitres.Heat through and stir everything together well.
- Season with freshly ground pepper and salt if needed, and adjust the consistency with more cooking water if required.
- Serve topped with fresh basil.
Nutrition
Calories: 994kcal | Carbohydrates: 99g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 53g | Saturated Fat: 20g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 63mg | Sodium: 703mg | Potassium: 293mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 1806IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 326mg | Iron: 2mg