Angel Hair Pasta With Pine Nuts And Sweet Basil Recipes

ANGEL HAIR PASTA WITH PESTO

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil for the pasta. Combine the basil, pine nuts, garlic, and olive oil in a blender and blend to a puree. Add the cheese, salt and pepper, and blend again.
• Cook the pasta in the boiling, salted water until al dente, about 3 minutes. Drain and transfer to a large bowl. Add the pesto and toss. Taste for salt and pepper, and add a drizzle of oil, if you like.

ANGEL HAIR PASTA WITH OLIVES, PINE NUTS AND BASIL

Steps:

• 1. Combine the first 5 ingredients in a skillet. Cook over medium heat until thoroughly heated. Take care not to burn the garlic!!
• 2. Set aside and keep warm.
• 3. Cook the pasta according to the package directions; drain well. Place the pasta in a bowl.
• 4. Add the pine nut mixture and toss well. Sprinkle with cheese.

ANGEL'S HAIR PASTA WITH LEMON AND PINE NUTS

Steps:

• Bring a large saucepan of salted water to a boil for pasta.
• In a small saucepan cook garlic in oil over moderately low heat, stirring, until softened and transfer mixture to a large bowl. Add pine nuts, crushing them lightly with the back of a fork, lemon juice, zest, parsley, and salt and pepper to taste.
• Cook pasta in boiling water until al dente and, reserving 2 tablespoons of the cooking water, drain well. Add pasta with the reserved cooking water to bowl and toss with lemon mixture until it is absorbed. Serve pasta warm or at room temperature.

ANGEL HAIR WITH SHRIMP, BASIL, AND TOASTED PINE NUTS

Steps:

• In a 6- to 8-quart pan over high heat, bring about 4 quarts water to a boil; add angel hair and cook, stirring occasionally, just until tender to bite, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Drain pasta, reserving about 1/3 cup cooking liquid; return pasta to pan.
• Meanwhile, large frying pan over medium-high heat, melt butter with olive oil.
• Add shrimp, garlic, chili flakes, pepper, salt; stir for 2 minutes.
• Add wine; stir often until shrimp are opaque.
• Cook 2 more minutes.
• Stir in basil.
• Pour shrimp mixture into pan with cooked pasta; mix gently.
• If mixture is too dry, add reserved pasta-cooking liquid.
• Divide evenly among four wide, shallow bowls.
• Add salt to taste.
• Top with pine nuts.
• And Grated cheese.