Noodles & Company Pesto Cavatappi Copycat

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Serves: 4

Noodles & Company Pesto Cavatappi Copycat

10 minPrep Time

15 minCook Time

25 minTotal Time

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Ingredients

Pesto Sauce
• 15 basil leaves
• 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic
• 1 1/2 Tablespoons olive oil
Pasta
• 8 ounces Cavatappi noodles (or any kind of pasta)
• 1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
• 1/2 Tablespoon olive oil
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes (sliced in half)
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/2 shredded Parmesan cheese (for topping)

Instructions

Pesto Sauce
1. Rinse basil leaves in cold water.
2. In a food processor or high-power blender, combine basil leaves, Parmesan cheese, salt, garlic, and olive oil. It will create a paste looking sauce (if it is too thick, you can add a little milk to the sauce).
Pasta:
3. Cook noodles according to the directions on the box.
4. While the noodles are cooking, saute mushrooms with 1/2 Tablespoon olive oil over medium heat.
5. After about 3 minutes, add your sliced cherry tomatoes along with your garlic salt and let them cook together for about 8 minutes stirring occasionally.
6. After your noodles are done, drain them completely.
7. Reduce heat on tomato and mushrooms to low, and add your noodles to the saute pan.
8. Stir in noodles, then add pesto sauce to the mixture. Once everything is mixed together, add 1/4 cup of milk to the mixture. You can add more or less depending on how thick you would like your sauce.
9. Top with Parmesan cheese.

Notes

Nutrition

Calories

543 cal

Fat

43 g

Carbs

24 g

Protein

24 g

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