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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 12 people, you will need:

1 600 g cherry tomatoes
2 3 sprigs thyme
3 3 bayleaves
4 3 cloves garlic
5 3 shallots
6 12 tablespoons olive oil
7 1 kg 200 g spaghetti
8 6 tablespoons Pesto
9 Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano)
10 salt
11 pepper
Total weight: 2,178 grams

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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 600 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 3 shallots.

Stage 4 - 1 min.

Pour 12 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 1 kg 200 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 6 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
6,100 Kcal or 25,539 Kj	215 gr	891 gr	408 gr
305 %	83 %	84 %	62 %

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 %

% 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 12 people : 9.91 €
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: Creamy spaghetti with cockles and parsley, Spaghetti with smoked salmon, Spaghetti with mussels and basil, Spaghetti Carbonara, ... All
	Cherry tomatoes: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Green beans with tomato cream sauce, Cherry tomato and green bean salad, Bruschetta and mozzarella, Pasta with cherry tomatoes, olives and feta cheese, Thin cherry tomato and pesto tart, ... All
	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Penne with Mushrooms, Ratatouille confite, Couscous, Beef braised in reduced red wine, Curried prawn risotto, ... All
	Pesto: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Tomato feuilleté with pesto, Seb's Italian-style aperitif slices, Italian toast, Olive and pesto bread, Fried egg in bread, ... All

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