European Recipe « Simple Pesto Pasta

Simply noodles with a pesto and butter sauce. You could add chopped cooked chicken or shrimp to make a fuller meal.

Ingredients

• ½ (16 ounce) box dry fettuccine pasta
• ¼ cup butter, or to taste
• 3 tablespoons minced garlic
• ¼ cup pesto

Cooking Directions

1. Bring a pot of lightly salted water to a rolling boil; cook the fettuccini at a boil until cooked through yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes; drain. Transfer the fettuccini to a bowl.
2. Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook the garlic and pesto in the melted butter until warmed, 2 to 3 minutes; pour over the fettuccini and toss to coat.

Nutrition Facts

• calories392
• carbohydrateContent44.4 g
• cholesterolContent35.5 mg
• fatContent19.9 g
• fiberContent2.5 g
• proteinContent10.9 g
• saturatedFatContent9.5 g
• sodiumContent204.7 mg
• sugarContent2 g