Red Pesto Sauce
This delicious Red Pesto sauce is bursting with rich sun-dried tomato flavor balanced by sweet roasted red peppers, creamy Parmesan cheese, pungent garlic, and fresh herbs.
Servings 4 servings
Calories 265
Ingredients
- 8 ounces Angel Hair Pasta
- 8 oz sun-dried tomatoes (packed in olive) undrained
- 1 roasted red pepper (from a jar of whole roasted red peppers)
- 3 garlic cloves
- ½ cup fresh basil leaves well packed
- ¼ cup fresh parsley leaves well packed
- ½ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- olive oil as needed
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cook pasta in salted water until al dente. Reserve 1 cup pasta cooking water prior to draining.
- While pasta cooks, blend the sun-dried tomatoes along with their oil, roasted red peppers, garlic, basil, parsley, and Parmesan cheese in a food processor and blend until it forms a thick paste adding extra olive oil until smooth. Taste for seasoning and add salt and pepper as needed
- Drain pasta and return to pot. Mix in the pesto and ½ cup reserved pasta water until the pesto begins to form a sauce that clings to the pasta. Add more pasta water as needed to achieve desired consistency. Serve hot.
Notes
- When choosing sundried tomatoes and red roasted peppers, be sure to choose a jar packed in oil without herbs or spices added to them so you don't affect the flavors in the recipe.
- Some Parmesan cheese is quite salty so be sure to taste before adding seasoning.
Nutrition
Calories: 265 | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 206mg | Potassium: 176mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 570IU | Vitamin C: 6.2mg | Calcium: 174mg | Iron: 1.2mg