Creamy Pesto Pasta Bake
Try my creamy pesto pasta bake. This easy pasta recipe is a riff off of the famous TikTok feta pasta.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 315kcal
Equipment
- 1 pot to boil pasta
- 1 colander
- 1 8x8-inch ceramic baking dish
Ingredients
Creamy pesto pasta
- 8-10 ounces pasta Delallo Spirali
- 3-4 tablespoons Delallo simply pesto traditional basil
- 1 tablespoon Delallo extra virgin olive oil
- 4 ounces cream cheese block cheese works best
- ½ cup shallots or sweet onions, diced small
- 2 teaspoons Delallo fine chopped garlic
- kosher salt to season
- ½ cup heavy cream
Garnish Ideas
- Delallo Parmesan cheese wedge freshly grate as a garnish
- toasted pine nuts
- red pepper flakes
- cracked black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Spray an 8x8 ceramic baking dish with avocado oil spray. Set aside.
Boil the Pasta
- Boil a pot of water and cook the spirali pasta according to the package. Al dente is best. Drain off the water using a colander and drizzle the pasta with olive oil to prevent sticking. Set aside.
Prepare the Sauce
- Grab the prepared baking dish and add the cream cheese to the bottom of the dish. Add the diced shallots, pesto sauce, minced garlic, olive oil and kosher salt to season.
Bake
- Bake uncovered for 20-25 minutes. Remove the cheese mixture from the oven and begin to stir in the heavy cream. Once the sauce is creamy and smooth, add the cooked pasta. Toss everything together until the pasta is well coated in the sauce.
- Top with grated parmesan cheese, red pepper flakes and a few turns of cracked black pepper. Serve and enjoy.
Notes
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for three to four days. Reheat in the microwave until warmed through.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving or 1/4 of the pasta dish. | Calories: 315kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 63mg | Sodium: 542mg | Potassium: 381mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 1353IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 89mg | Iron: 1mg