Learn how to use the sun-dried tomato pesto in three different pasta dishes: Gnocchi with Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto Cream Sauce, Accordion Pasta with Blistered Tomatoes and Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto, and Casarecce with Toasted Almonds and Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto.

Gnocchi with Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto Cream Sauce - Pasta 3 ways!

Learn how to use the sun-dried tomato pesto in three different pasta dishes: Gnocchi with Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto Cream Sauce, Accordion Pasta with Blistered Tomatoes and Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto, and Casarecce with Toasted Almonds and Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto.

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Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 20 mins

Course Main Course, Side Dish

Servings 2

Ingredients

  

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Gnocchi with Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto Cream Sauce

• ¼ cup mushrooms
• 1 tsp butter
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• 2 tbsp sun-dried tomato pesto
• salt
• 1 lb gnocchi

Accordion Pasta with Blistered Tomatoes and Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 cup grape/cherry tomatoes
• 1 tbsp sun-dried tomato pesto
• parsley for garnish
• chives for garnish
• fisarmoniche pasta noodles
• parmesan for garnish

Casarecce with Toasted Almonds and Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto

• 1 tbsp butter
• 1 tbsp almonds roughly chopped
• casarecce noodles
• 1 tbsp sun-dried tomato pesto
• parsley for garnish
• asiago cheese for garnish

Instructions

 

Gnocchi with Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto Cream Sauce

• Sauté mushrooms in a medium-hot pan with a teaspoon of butter. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• In a medium sauté pan over medium heat, add a cup of cream. Season with salt. Once the cream has thickened turn off heat. Add sun-dried tomato pesto and sautéed mushrooms
• Boil gnocchi according to package instructions. Strain the gnocchi and transfer directly into the cream sauce.

Accordion Pasta with Blistered Tomatoes and Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto

• Blister your tomatoes by sautéing them over medium-low heat with olive oil for 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to a bowl and set aside.
• Deglaze the pan used to cook the tomatoes with a little water. Scrape the bottom of the pan. Into that pan add the sun-dried tomato pesto. Stir. Turn off heat and sprinkle with parsley and chives.
• Cook pasta according to package instructions. Strain directly into the pasta sauce. Mix in the blistered tomatoes. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese.

Casarecce with Toasted Almonds and Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto

• Toast almonds over low heat in butter. Once the nuts and butter begin to brown turn off the heat.
• Cook pasta according to package instructions.
• Add sun-dried tomato pesto into the toasted almonds. Strain pasta directly into the sauce. Garnish with parsley and asiago cheese.

Notes

Find the recipe for sun-dried tomato pesto on justcookwithmichael.com

Keyword cream sauce, gnocchi, mushrooms, sun-dried tomato pesto, sun-dried tomatoes

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