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.
10K 3.3/5 based on 3 reviews
Last modified on: October 15th 2023
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100 ml cherry tomatoes
½ sprig 
½ 
½ 
½ 
2 tablespoons 
200 ml spaghetti
1 tablespoon 
Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano)
How long will it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 17 min. | 15 min. | 32 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Cut 100 ml 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 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.
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 200 ml 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.
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.
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 |
| 1,017 Kcal or 4,258 Kj | 36 gr | 149 gr | 68 gr |
| 51 % | 14 % | 14 % | 10 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 280 Kcal or 1,172 Kj | 10 gr | 41 gr | 19 gr |
| 14 % | 4 % | 4 % | 3 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 508 Kcal or 2,127 Kj | 18 gr | 74 gr | 34 gr |
| 25 % | 7 % | 7 % | 5 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 2 people : 1.65 €
- Per person : 0.83 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Spaghetti: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Spaghetti with smoked salmon, Spaghetti Carbonara, Creamy spaghetti with cockles and parsley, Spaghetti with mussels and basil, ... All |
 | Cherry tomatoes: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Cherry tomato and green bean salad, Panzanella, Pasta with cherry tomatoes, olives and feta cheese, Firied fillet of sea bream with polenta, Thin cherry tomato and pesto tart, ... All |
 | Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Rosemary steamed fish, Pan-fried fish fillets, braised cabbage with Noilly Prat, Cretan-style salmon , Vegetable clafoutis, Welsh (French Welsh Rarebit), ... All |
 | Pesto: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pasta with pesto and preserved tomatoes, Roasted leeks with pesto, Genoese croque-monsieur, Thin cherry tomato and pesto tart, Spinach and Mushrooms with Pesto, ... All |
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