How to Make Appetizing Buttered Pesto Pasta

Buttered Pesto Pasta.

You can cook Buttered Pesto Pasta using 8 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Buttered Pesto Pasta

1. You need 8 oz of pasta of your choice, boil al dente.
2. You need 2 tsp of salt.
3. You need 1/4 tsp of black pepper.
4. Prepare 2 tbsp of basil paste.,,., 1 T dried basil....1/4 cup fresh chopped.
5. You need 4 tbsp of butter... can 1/2 it olive oil.
6. You need 1/3 cup of shredded Parmesan cheese.
7. You need 1 tbsp of dried parsley.
8. It's 1/4 cup of pistachio nuts, whole.

Buttered Pesto Pasta step by step

1. put nuts in a food processor and grind... u can use pine nuts or walnuts..set aside..
2. put 6 cups of water and salt in saucepan and bring to a rolling boil...add pasta slowly and stiring slowly. turn down to medium. stop stirring and let cook... let boil 10-12 minutes. pasta should be firm but tender.....
3. drain pasta well in colander. while pasta is draining melt butter in the sauce pan. add basil paste, garlic powder, and pepper... when it is melted add pasta and toss in butter mixture..
4. ~~~~~~ because I added salt to the water and used salted butter I didn't add any additional so please salt to taste..
5. I add the shredded cheese while warm but ready to serve..,.