Sunday, May 15, 2011

Not a repeat, I swear...Tri-colored rotini in a pesto cream sauce

For the next few posts I will probably post the bare minimum to get across what I did and how it was made. Trying to catch up here; my apologies in advance. Let me know if you want more details and I'll post 'em.

Ingredients:
  • About 1/2 box of tri-colored rotini (I think it's "garden delight" brand or something that actually uses vegetables and not just food coloring...those who know me well should be commending me about now)
  • 3-4 T butter/margarine (I used margarine)
  • 4-5 T pesto (Wegmans has the best, I maintain)
  • A few splashes of light cream
  • A few spashes of skim milk
  • About 1/3 C or so of grated parmesan
  • Pinches of sea salt, white pepper and ground black pepper
  • 3 T or so of onion and chive cream cheese (if it's not Philadelphia brand, I don't know what to tell ya...good luck)
  • About 1/4 a small yellow onion, chopped
  • A few splashes of olive oil

Directions:
  • Make the pasta, then toss with olive oil and set to the side
  • In a separate pan, add the butter and melt, then add the onion for a few minutes stirring
  • Add the pesto, cream, milk, cream cheese, and bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer for about 5 minutes or so
  • Add in the parmesan
  • Add in the salt/pepper to taste
  • Stir it all up and keep simmering until the desired consistency is reached
  • Add however much sauce to however much pasta you want...and you're golden



I actually think this was one of the best sauces I've made. Were I less lazy I would have chopped up the zucchini, yellow squash, and carrots I got, too. Next time.

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