Penne With Basil Pesto

Yield: 4-6 servings

Ingredients

• For the Pesto:                       
  • 2 large bunches of fresh basil
  • 1 cup of pine nuts
  • 1 cup of Parmesan cheese
  • ½ cup of extra virgin olive oil
• For the Pasta:
  • 1- 454 gram box of penne pasta
  • 1/2 cup or so of reserved steaming hot cooking water

Method

1. For the Pesto: pulse all the ingredients together in your food processor or blender until they smoothly combine. Add a splash more olive oil if needed to get things moving.
2. Cook the pasta in plenty of boiling salted water. Drain, reserving about a half cup of cooking water amongst the pasta.
3. Toss and stir the freshly cooked, steaming hot pasta with all the pesto and about ½ cup of reserved cooking water. Serve and share.