Tomato Pesto Pasta

An easy to prepare tomato pesto pasta. Quick and easy even if you make the pasta yourself with the Philips Pasta and Noodle Maker. You can find the recipe for the Simple Egg Free Gluten Free Pasta in the dinner section of Mouths of Mums recipes. The ratio of Pasta to Pesto can be changed depending on how ‘coated’ you like your pasta

Ingredients (serves 2.5)

250g Simple Egg Free Gluten Free pasta or pasta of choice
3/4 cup Sun Dried Tomatoes (Dry, not in liquid)
Good Glug Olive Oil
1 bunch Basil
80g Pine Nuts
1 cup Parmesan Cheese plus more to serve
1 Lemon

Method

Make Simple Egg Free Gluten Free pasta using the Philips Pasta and Noodle Maker or set aside pasta to cook at the end.
Add sun dried tomatoes and olive oil to food processor and blend.
Wash basil and trim off large stems. Add pine nuts and basil into the food processor and blend.
Add 1 cup Parmesan cheese into the food processor and blend.
Cook pasta on stove until al dente. Drain and place into large mixing bowl.
Add Tomato pesto and mix. Place into serving bowl(s). Juice lemon and pour over the top, garnish with Parmesan cheese and basil leaves.

30 Comments

- - mom160270 said
  - 04 Jul 2025
    7:13 pm
I’ll be giving this a try this weekend.

- - happymum2018 said
  - 25 Apr 2019
    8:54 am
Pesto pasta is delicous I would love to try this

- - mom112217 said
  - 01 Apr 2016
    4:48 pm
Pesto and pasta and that’s my favourite,love your recipe!

- - mom57619 said
  - 23 Feb 2016
    3:04 pm
A Good Glug……love it!

- - mom152736 said
  - 07 Sep 2015
    9:50 am
simple and looks lovely !

- - storm7 said
  - 05 Sep 2015
    1:27 pm
Thank you nice easy recipie. Sounds delish.

- - Kell said
  - 16 Jun 2015
    10:06 am
The Philips Pasta and Noodle Maker is on my santa list …
- mom93821 replied
  
  09 Aug 2015 , 6:55 pm
  I have a feeling the noodle and pasta maker is on a number of Santa lists for this Christmas!
- - mom118423 said
  - 10 Jun 2015
    9:22 pm
Going to try and make this with my own pasta maker

- - mom113055 said
  - 06 Jun 2015
    4:51 pm
exellent to read all this just great

- - kabes20 said
  - 20 May 2015
    2:04 pm
Oh wow this looks Soo yummy!

- - mom94125 said
  - 19 May 2015
    1:28 pm
i shared this idea. it sounds pretty good actually. .
- mom94125 replied
  
  01 Oct 2015 , 3:55 pm
  cheers for sharing. love your recipe idea. i wish that i was making this tonight instead lol
- - am1979amanda said
  - 18 May 2015
    7:26 pm
Interesting thanks for the share

- - ashblonde said
  - 18 May 2015
    11:50 am
I love pasta, I’m going to give this recipe a try for sure!

- - vanyadhanya said
  - 18 May 2015
    12:48 am
Delicious flavours

- - mle00 said
  - 17 May 2015
    11:56 pm
Looks great, would have been wonderful to win one of those pasta makers!

- - BellaB said
  - 17 May 2015
    9:33 pm
Thank you for this simple recipe.

- - curlytops said
  - 17 May 2015
    5:33 pm
I wish I had a noodle maker this sounds delicious!

- - mom90758 said
  - 17 May 2015
    12:05 pm
I love it! My favourite too!!

- - mom108638 said
  - 16 May 2015
    11:58 am
I really need to buy a pasta maker… sounds great

- - mom127676 said
  - 16 May 2015
    8:24 am
Looks great, love a good pesto pasta. Thanks.