Sunday, September 22, 2013

Noodles & Co Pesto Cavatappi


Noodles & Company Pesto Cavatappi (Copycat Recipe)

Ingredients:
3/4 box cavatappi noodles (you can use any shapes you like but use a hearty noodle)
1/2 pint grape tomatoes, sliced in half lengthwise
1/2 pint sliced mushrooms
1/3 cup white wine
1/4 cup cream
7 oz. pesto 
EVOO 
shredded Parmesan cheese

Directions:
1. Cook pasta as directed on packaging.
2. While pasta is cooking, saute the tomatoes and mushrooms in about a tablespoon of EVOO. 
3. When the pasta is almost done, add the wine to the tomatoes and mushrooms and reduce for 2 minutes. Then add the cream to the tomatoes and mushrooms and reduce for another 1-2 minutes. Add the pesto and stir well.
4. Drain pasta and add to the pesto mixture. Stir very well and let sit a minute to soak up the pesto. 
5. Plate and top with shredded Parmesan cheese!

1 comment:

Monica said...

I finally made this and it was so good! I made my own pesto and used chicken stock instead of the white wine and whole milk instead of cream.