Pesto Pasta with Cherry Tomatoes

Steak_lover01

Culinary Explorer
Hi foodies fam, just sharing with you my go-to pasta for date nights! try dish this with your loved ones and let me know how it turned out :))

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Ingredients:​

  • 12 oz linguini
  • 1 Tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 onion - diced
  • 1.5 lbs cherry tomatoes - halved
  • 3 cloves garlic - crushed
  • 1 Tablespoon balsamic vinegar
  • 4-6 Tablespoons pesto
  • sea salt & pepper

Instructions​

  • Bring a large pot of well salted water to a boil and cook the pasta according to package directions.
  • Heat a large saute pan over medium heat and add the olive oil. When the oil is heated add the diced onion and saute for a couple of minutes until its softens.
  • Add the cherry tomatoes and cover. Let the tomatoes cook for a couple of minutes until they soften then add the balsamic vinegar and garlic.
  • Saute while stirring occasionally for about 10 minutes until the tomatoes have fully softened and become saucey.
  • Add the pesto to the sauce and stir well to mix it in.
  • Remove a ½ cup of cooking water from the pasta then drain.
  • Add the pasta to the sauce in the saute pan and mix well adding in some of the reserved pasta water to loosed up the sauce if it's too tight.
 
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