Creamy Rigatoni with Basil Pesto & Prosciutto
Creamy Rigatoni with Basil Pesto & Prosciutto. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook according to the package directions. Meanwhile, make the pesto: Add the basil to a food processor or blender. Bring a large pot of water to a boil; cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile place pesto in a large bowl, stir in ½-cup pasta cooking water. To cook Creamy Rigatoni with Basil Pesto & Prosciutto you need 17 ingredients and 7 steps quickly.
The ingredients needed to make Creamy Rigatoni with Basil Pesto & Prosciutto:
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500 g of dried rigatoni
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300 ml of pure cream
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200 ml of sour cream
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100 g of basil pesto
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1 of medium brown onion, halved and sliced
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2 rashers of bacon, thinly sliced
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100 g of Proscuitto, roughly chopped
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1/2 cup of semi-sundried tomatoes, chopped
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300 g of button mushroom, halved and sliced
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2 of Roma tomatoes, diced
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1 stalk of Spring onion, sliced
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60 g of mix baby spinach & rocket leaves
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2 Tbsp of grated Parmesan
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1 knob of butter, for frying
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1 drizzle of olive oil, for frying
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to taste of Cracked black pepper
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of *no salt required*
Steps to make Creamy Rigatoni with Basil Pesto & Prosciutto:
- Cook your pasta as per package directions, strain and set aside.
- Prep ingredients and set aside.
- In a large pan (or use the same pot as pasta was cooked in), heat a knob of butter and a drizzle of olive oil over high heat. Add bacon, prosciutto, onion and sundries tomatoes. Cook until bacon has started to brown (3 or 4 minutes) and prosciutto has crisped up a little.
- Now add mushrooms and cook, stirring, for a further 2 minutes.
- Now for the tomatoes and Spring onion- stir in until heated. Now stir in your creams and basil pesto.
- Once the sauce has heated through, remove from heat and throw your greens over the top. Grate some Parmesan over the top and you are ready to put it all together.
- Return pasta to pot over heat. Add sauce and stir well until combined and heated through. Serve!
While the machine is on, slowly pour in the olive oil and process until it is all mixed in. Serve hot garnished with grated cheese, chopped tomato, chopped cilantro accompanied by soup. Submit a Recipe Correction In a sauce pan over med heat, add oil, onions, jalapenos and garlic. Add the oregano, salt, pepper and pesto. Add the heavy whipping cream followed by the cream cheese and use a whisk if needed to incorporate well.
