Noodles & Company Pesto Cavatappi
Homemade Noodles & Company Pesto Cavatappi is the perfect copycat version made right in your own kitchen!
Servings 6
Ingredients
- 1 lb cavatappi twists, cooked al dente
- For the pesto:
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1 bunch fresh basil de-stemmed
- 2 Tablespoons shaved Asiago cheese
- salt & pepper to taste
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 Tablespoon butter
- Pinch of crushed red pepper
- 1 Tablespoon white wine
- ¼ cup chicken stock
- 2 oz heavy cream
- salt & pepper to taste
- 2 Tablespoons shaved Asiago cheese
- 2 Roma tomatoes chopped
- 2 cups fresh spinach de-stemmed
Instructions
- In a large pot of salted water, cook the pasta to al dente, drain, rise with cold water, then toss with olive oil & set aside.
- Make the pesto:
- In a food processor, add the fresh basil, 2 Tablespoons of olive oil, 2 Tablespoons of Asiago cheese and blend until smooth. Taste, then season with salt & pepper & blend, as needed. Set aside.
- Heat a large pan over medium heat. Add in the olive oil & the garlic.
- Add butter and crushed red pepper.
- Add in the cooked noodles & stir.
- Deglaze the pan with white wine and then add the chicken stock.
- When the noodles begin to sizzle a bit, add the chopped tomatoes and spinach.
- Add in the cream.
- Toss & stir then turn off heat.
- Pour on the pesto and let the tomatoes warm and spinach wilt.
- Garnish with the remaining shaved Asiago cheese.