Pasta Recipe ~ Pesto Pasta

Easy to make, but full of flavor! Good hot or cold.

Ingredients

• ½ cup chopped onion
• 2 ½ tablespoons pesto
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 (16 ounce) package pasta
• salt to taste
• ground black pepper to taste

Cooking Directions

1. Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling water until done. Drain.
2. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a frying pan over medium low heat. Add pesto, onion, and salt and pepper. Cook about five minutes, or until onions are soft.
3. In a large bowl, mix pesto mixture into pasta. Stir in grated cheese. Serve.

Nutrition Facts

• calories224.7
• carbohydrateContent32 g
• cholesterolContent43.5 mg
• fatContent7.2 g
• fiberContent2.5 g
• proteinContent7.8 g
• saturatedFatContent1.5 g
• sodiumContent71.3 mg
• sugarContent0.4 g