Name: Tagliatelle Pesto Pasta [Tagliatelle Al Pesto]
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 450 g tagliatelle pasta; 1 cup reserved pasta water; 45 g pine nuts (toasted); 40 g Parmigiano Reggiano cheese (grated); 30 g Pecorino Romano cheese (grated); 40 g unsalted butter (softened); 2 cups basil leaves; 3 cloves garlic (chopped); 1/2 Tbps. salt; 1/2 Tbps. black pepper; 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil; 1 Tbps. lemon juice (optional)

The Pesto

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Briefly soak and wash the 2 cups basil leaves in cold water, and gently pat it thoroughly dry with paper towels.
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Add the 45 g pine nuts to a dry skillet over medium low heat. Cook the pine nuts until fragrant and golden brown, about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally so that the pine nuts don't burn. Remove from heat and set aside.
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In a food processor with the blade attachment add the baked 45 g pine nuts, 2 cups basil leaves, 1 Tbps. lemon juice, 3 cloves garlic, 1/2 Tbps. salt and 1/2 Tbps. black pepper. Pulse until well combined and scrape down the sides of the food processor if needed. Drizzle in the 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil and process until fully combined and set aside in a mixing bowl.
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Mix in the grated 40 g Parmigiano Reggiano cheese and 30 g Pecorino Romano cheese by hand. Combine the cheese with the previous pesto mix the add the softened 40 g unsalted butter, distributing it uniformly into the sauce.
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Once the water has come to a boil add the 450 g tagliatelle pasta and cook per package instructions. Reserve 1 cup reserved pasta water and drain the pasta.
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Return the pasta to the stockpot. Stir in the pesto and 1 cup reserved pasta water until the sauce fully coats the pasta. Add in more pasta water if needed to get the desired consistency of your pesto sauce. Serve as desired.

Tagliatelle Pesto Pasta
[Tagliatelle Al Pesto]

Tagliatelle Pesto Pasta is a classic Italian dish featuring a basil pesto sauce with grated Parmesan and Romano cheese and pine nuts.

Tagliatelle Pesto Pasta [Tagliatelle Al Pesto]

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