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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 8 people, you will need:

1 400 g cherry tomatoes
2 2 sprigs thyme
3 2 bayleaves
4 2 cloves garlic
5 2 shallots
6 8 tablespoons olive oil
7 800 g spaghetti
8 4 tablespoons Pesto
9 Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano)
10 salt
11 pepper
Total weight: 1,452 grams

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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 400 g 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 2 shallots.

Stage 4 - 1 min.

Pour 8 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 800 g 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 4 tablespoons 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
3,828 Kcal or 16,027 Kj	112 gr	573 gr	148 gr
191 %	43 %	54 %	22 %

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 8 people : 6.61 €
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 with mussels and basil, Spaghetti with smoked salmon, Spaghetti Carbonara, Creamy spaghetti with cockles and parsley, ... All
	Cherry tomatoes: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Cherry tomato and green bean salad, Firied fillet of sea bream with polenta, Pasta with cherry tomatoes, olives and feta cheese, Bruschetta and mozzarella, Green beans with tomato cream sauce, ... All
	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Greek Pesto, Pan-fried chicken breast on mozzarella, Sliced veal with leeks and mushrooms, Pork escalope with mushrooms and sage cream, Caesar salad, ... All
	Pesto: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Loaf for "les filles'", Thin cherry tomato and pesto tart, Spinach and Mushrooms with Pesto, Tomato feuilleté with pesto, Roasted leeks with pesto, ... All

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