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Penne with Ricotta & Summer Tomato Pesto

Recipe by Perfect Italiano

Easy summer pasta recipe using fresh tomatoes and ricotta. A great light dinner for weeknights and a perfect meat free Monday recipe idea.

Penne with Ricotta & Summer Tomato Pesto
Prep 10 minsCook 15 minsServes 4
IngredientsMethod
  • 400g penne pasta
  • 40g butter
  • 1 clove garlic, peeled and finely chopped
  • 3 punnets cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 1/2 cup sun dried tomato pesto
  • 1/2 cup toasted pine nuts
  • 1 cup basil leaves, roughly torn
  • 250g tub Perfect Italiano Smooth & Creamy Ricotta
  • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to season
  1. Bring large saucepan of lightly salted water to the boil and cook pasta for 10 - 12 minutes until al dente
  2. While pasta is cooking, melt butter in a pan and cook garlic for a few minutes until golden. Add tomatoes and cook for 5 minutes until they start to soften and break up. Stir in tomato pesto
  3. Add cooked pasta to pan. Scatter over pine nuts, basil and Perfect Italiano Smooth & Creamy Ricotta and toss to combine. Season with extra black pepper

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