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PLUS™ Penne with Watercress Pesto (Penne PLUS™ con Pesto di Crescione)

Ease of preparation:  

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook time: 12 minutes

Servings: 4-6

Regions: 

Wine pairing: White

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Ingredients

1 boxPLUS™ Penne
3/4 cupextra virgin olive oil
1 clovegarlic, pressed
1 bunchwatercress, washed, large stems removed
1/3 cuppistachios, shelled, unsalted
2 teaspoonshoney
1 tablespoonlemon juice
1/2 cupParmigiano cheese, grated
to tastesalt
to tastefreshly ground black pepper


BRING a large pot of water to a boil.
COOK the PLUS Penne according to the package directions.
ADD the garlic, watercress, pistachio, honey, lemon juice, Parmigiano cheese and half of the oil to the bowl of a blender. Blend on medium until all of the ingredients are combined; slowly drizzle in the rest of the oil. Stop the blender and season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer the pesto to a bowl big enough to accommodate the pesto and pasta.
DRAIN and toss the pasta in the pesto and serve




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