Description
A delicious and easy Pesto Beef Pasta recipe that combines tender beef with cherry tomatoes, basil pesto, and Parmesan cheese tossed with pasta for a flavorful and satisfying meal.
Ingredients
Scale
Pasta:
- 12 oz pasta (penne, rotini, or your choice)
Beef:
- 1 lb beef sirloin or flank steak, thinly sliced
Other Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
- ½ cup basil pesto
- ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- ¼ cup reserved pasta water
- Fresh basil leaves for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Cook Pasta: Boil salted water, cook pasta until al dente, reserve pasta water.
- Sear Beef: Season and sear beef in olive oil until browned.
- Cook Tomatoes: Cook cherry tomatoes until blistered.
- Combine: Toss pasta with pesto, pasta water, beef, and tomatoes.
- Serve: Top with Parmesan and basil leaves.
Notes
- To make it creamier, add heavy cream or ricotta.
- Substitute chicken or shrimp for beef if desired.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 plate
- Calories: 520
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 580mg
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 16g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 35g
- Cholesterol: 80mg
