Sometimes dinner time preparations can be stressful. What to make? How long do I have to cook a healthy and delicious meal? On nights like those pasta is usually the answer, at least for me. Pasta is a blank canvas because there is so much you can do.
Certainly, Barilla's Ready Pasta is perfect for my penne pasta with sun-dried tomatoes and pesto. This delicious meal only takes about 5-10 minutes to make once you figure in the cooking time for the sun-dried tomatoes, and warming up the pesto sauce.
No fuss dinner
For people who live alone, pasta is a MUST because they can prepare an easy, no-fuss dinner in no time at all. Before I forget, I wanted to tell you that I like to buy the sun-dried tomatoes that are not packed in oil, but in a resealable bag.
Finally, if you make this Penne Pasta with Sun-dried Tomatoes and Pesto, let me know what you think. I definitely want to hear from you!
📖 Recipe
Penne Pasta with Sun-dried Tomatoes and Pesto
Ingredients
- 8 oz Barilla Ready Pasta (penne)
- ¼ cup sun-dried tomatoes chopped into small pieces
- 3 oz Barilla pesto sauce
- 1 dash nutmeg
- 4 tablespoon Parmesan cheese
- 2 tablespoon curly parsley fresh, chopped
Instructions
- Re-hydrate the sun-dried tomatoes by placing them in a small bowl, then pour 1 cup of water over the tomatoes. Cover and microwave for one minute, then allow them to sit for about 5 minutes until they soften.
- Cook the penne pasta according to the package instructions.
- In a small skillet heat the pesto sauce, then stir in the nutmeg.
- Next, add the cooked pasta to the pesto mixture, then stir to coat evenly. Top with sun-dried tomatoes
- Finally, sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese, and parsley.
Nutrition
Denise [client] says
I love how easy this recipe is! You can never go wrong with sun-dried tomatoes and pesto!
Analida says
Thanks Denise! You are right, pesto and sun dried-tomatoes are PERFECT!!! 🙂
lisa ramos says
please! can I add shrimp and spinach? How much?
Analida says
Hi Lisa, indeed you can add shrimp and spinach. For this recipe, I would probably do about 6 ounces of shrimp. As far as spinach, perhaps 2 ounces will be enough since spinach is so lightweight. I hope this helps. Thanks for reaching out. 🙂
ruthann Kleinhans says
I love the simplicity of the recipe, but was wondering if I could use brown rice in place of pasta.
Thank you
Analida says
Sure! That sounds great!