Though pesto pasta is not a Filipino dish, most Pinoys love this dish. There are several versions in cooking pesto pasta. You can follow some simple instructions in the internet how to cook pesto pasta or just experiment on your own.
Pesto Ham Pasta, this is my first try to cook pesto pasta and this is my first version adding ham to it. You can replace ham with chicken or bacon. It's all up to you.
Ingredients:
250g Linguine pasta
1 cup diced ham
2 tbsp olive oil or butter
1/2 cup cashew nuts, crushed (optional)
3 tbsp parmesan cheese
3 tbsp pesto
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 head onion, minced
3/4 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup evaporated milk
salt and ground black pepper to taste
Directions
1. Cook pasta following package directions. Drain and set aside
2. Meanwhile, brown garlic in a small pan in few teaspoons of olive oil or butter over medium low heat.
3. Add onions, ham, pesto, parmesan cheese, pepper, salt and cashew nuts. Cook until onions are soft or appears transparent.
4. Pour milk and heavy cream, mix well and simmer for 2 minutes or until the sauce thickens. Taste and add salt and pepper as needed.
5. Toss the ham and pesto sauce with the hot pasta.
Pesto is originally made of fresh basil leaves, olive oil, pine nuts, salt, garlic, grated cheese, which are pounded using a marble mortar or a food processor. For convenience I used ready made pesto that can be bought in the supermarket.
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