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Spaghetti with tomatoes and pesto

For this very simple recipe, just pasta, tomatoes, a few herbs and a little pesto, but a delicious taste you'll see.

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Last modified on: October 15^th 2023

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For 2 people, you will need:

1 3.5 oz cherry tomatoes
2 ½ sprig thyme
3 ½ bayleaf
4 ½ garlic clove
5 ½ shallot
6 2 tablespoons olive oil
7 7.0 oz spaghetti
8 1 tablespoon Pesto
9 Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano)
10 salt
11 pepper

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Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
17 min.	15 min.	32 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Cut 3.5 oz cherry tomatoes in half, sprinkle with a little fine salt and leave to stand.

Stage 2 - 3 min.

Wash and dry all the herbs, peel the garlic clove and halve it.

Stage 3 - 4 min.

Prepare and chop ½ shallot.

Stage 4 - 1 min.

Pour 2 tablespoons olive oil into a frying pan over high heat and, when hot, add the herbs and garlic.

Cook, stirring, for 1 minute.

Stage 5 - 1 min.

Add the shallot, salt and pepper, and continue to cook for a further minute, without browning.

Stage 6 - 5 min.

Add the tomatoes, stir, lower the heat a little and leave to cook.

Stage 7 - 8 min.

Meanwhile, cook and drain 7.0 oz spaghetti, but keep a ladleful of the cooking water.

Note: I advise you to cook them for 2 minutes less than indicated on the packet, as they will return to the heat afterwards.

Stage 8 - 1 min.

Once the tomatoes are cooked and slightly stewed, remove and discard the garlic clove and herbs.

Stage 9 - 1 min.

Add the spaghetti...

Stage 10 - 1 min.

... and mix well.

Stage 11 - 1 min.

Add 1 tablespoon Pesto and mix again.

Stage 12 - 1 min.

To finish, add the ladleful of cooking water set aside in step 7, and mix one last time to obtain a delicious, creamy liaison.

Stage 13

Serve immediately, with a sprinkling of grated Parmesan.

Remarks

If you don't have cherry tomatoes, dice 2.

Use whatever herbs you have on hand, but if possible, at least thyme and bay leaf.

Keeping

Enjoy immediately.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
957 Kcal or 4,007 Kj	28 gr	143 gr	37 gr
48 %	11 %	14 %	6 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
264 Kcal or 1,105 Kj	8 gr	39 gr	10 gr
13 %	3 %	4 %	2 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
478 Kcal or 2,001 Kj	14 gr	72 gr	18 gr
24 %	5 %	7 %	3 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Gluten, Egg, Milk

How much will it cost?

For 2 people : 1.65 €
Per person : 0.83 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Spaghetti: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Spaghetti Carbonara, Creamy spaghetti with cockles and parsley, Spaghetti with mussels and basil, Spaghetti with smoked salmon, ... All
	Cherry tomatoes: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Pasta with cherry tomatoes, olives and feta cheese, Cherry tomato and green bean salad, Green beans with tomato cream sauce, Panzanella, Bruschetta and mozzarella, ... All
	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Tabbouleh, Lille style chicken, Cheese tart, Carrot-top pesto, Green hummus, ... All
	Pesto: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pasta with pesto and preserved tomatoes, Olive and pesto bread, Genoese croque-monsieur, Fried egg in bread, Spinach and Mushrooms with Pesto, ... All

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