Fettucine with Goat Cheese Pesto

  • 1 ½ cups fresh basil
  • 1 ½ tsp chopped garlic
  • 3 Tbsp pine nuts
  • Salt
  • 1/3 c olive oil
  • 4 Tbsp creamy goat cheese
  • Ground pepper
  • Thin noodles

 

  1. Process basil, pine nuts and garlic briefly.  Add oil and process until creamy
  2. Transfer to serving bowl.  Add goat cheese and a few grindings of pepper.  Mash up goat cheese until smooth.
  3. Cook pasta until al dente.
  4. Add a few Tbsp of cooking water to mixture in bowl.  Drain pasta.  Toss with sauce.
  5. Do not add parmesan cheese

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