• Pesto

• Penne Pasta

• Parmesan

• Salt

  
  

Instructions:

• Bring a large pot of water to the boil with the salt.

• Add pasta and cook for the length of time per the packet.

• Just before draining, scoop out 1 cup of of the pasta cooking water.

• Drain pasta in a colander, leave it for a minute.

• Transfer pasta to a bowl (do not use pasta cooking pot, too hot).

• Add pesto and 1/4 cup of pasta water. Toss to coat pasta in pesto, adding more water if required to make pasta silky and saucy, rather than dry and sticky.

• Garnished with fresh Parmesan.