Christen's Best

Weeknight Pesto Spaghetti

Five ingredients, fifteen minutes, four plates. The basil is the only green in it, and our kids eat it anyway.

  • Prep 5 min
  • Cook 10 min
  • 15 min total
  • Serves 4
  • Easy
A square bowl of spaghetti tossed in basil pesto and topped with shrimp, beside a jar of Christen's Best

Method

  1. 1

    Bring a large pot of well-salted water to a boil.

  2. 2

    Cook the spaghetti one minute short of the package time. Dip a mug in and save half a cup of the water before you drain it.

  3. 3

    Drain, back into the pot, burner off. Stir the pesto in with a splash of the saved water, folding until every strand is coated.

  4. 4

    Grate Parmigiano on top, finish with flaky salt and black pepper. Serve immediately.

Ingredients

  • 1 lb spaghetti
  • 1 jar Christen's Best Classic Basil Pesto (6 oz)
  • 1 handful grated Parmigiano, plus more to serve
  • 1 pinch flaky salt
  • to taste black pepper

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