Pasta With Basil Sauce Recipe
A lush and fresh flavor plate. This recipe, which will go well with your grills, is both economical and very simple to make. Especially in the spring and summer months, the abundant fresh herbs add color and flavor to your pasta, and at the same time, maintain your carbohydrate and vitamin balance. Bon Appetit!
Ingredients:
For 5 people
🕐 Preparation: 10 min.
🕐 Cooking: 20 min.
| Pasta (Any Kind You Want) | 1 | Package | ||
| Fresh Basil | 1/2 | Bunch | ||
| Thick Cream | 1 | Package | ||
| Fine Salt | 1 | Tbsp | ||
| Garlic | 2 | Clove | ||
| Butter | 2 | Tbsp | ||
| Liquid Oil | 2 | Tbsp | ||
| Parmesan (Or Old Cheddar) | 50 | Grams | ||
| Water | 2.5 | Liters |
Instructions:
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Boil water in a deep saucepan and add salt.
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Boil a package of pasta of your choice for 7-8 minutes, add a tea glass of cold water and strain. Reserve 1/2 cup of the boiled pasta water for the sauce.
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Heat the butter and oil in a saucepan. Crush the garlic with the back of the knife, chop finely and sauté in hot oil.
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Finely chop the basil leaves and add them to the garlic oil and simmer a little. Add the reserved pasta water and cream to this sauce. Stir constantly and cook on low heat until the sauce thickens.
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Add salt, freshly ground black pepper and nutmeg to the sauce.
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Add the drained pasta to the creamy basil sauce, turn it upside down and mix the sauce well with the pasta, turn off the fire and let it rest for five minutes.
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You can serve your rested pasta hot by garnishing it with grated parmasan cheese (or cheddar cheese) or diced feta cheese and fresh basil leaves. Bon Appetit!
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Note: You can also make this recipe by adding pine (stuffed) pistachios, which go very well with basil sauce as a flavor.
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