Creamy Pesto Pasta

🧂 Ingredients

• 14 oz tagliatelle

  or other pasta shape
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 cup pesto
• 2 cloves garlic

  minced
• 1/2 tsp granulated garlic
• 1/2 tsp paprika
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 handful parsley

  freshly minced
• 1/2 cup parmesan

  grated

Instructions

• 1 Bring water to a boil in a large pot and cook pasta in salty water according to
  the package instructions to al dente
• 2 Use a skillet to melt some butter and squeeze a few garlic cloves through a
  garlic press
• 3 Stir the garlic to avoid it getting burnt. In about 30 seconds pour the heavy
  cream and stir again
• 4 Season with granulated garlic, salt, and paprika
• 5 When the heavy cream starts to bubble, add in the pesto and sprinkle the grated
  parmesan on top and mix again
• 6 Use a pasta spoon/ladle to directly transfer the pasta al dente from the boiling
  water to the skillet with creamy pesto sauce. Pour some pasta water on top and
  stir gently
• 7 Serve with some freshly minces parsley on top

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