Tagliatelle with Red Provençal Pistou Recipe

Name: Tagliatelle with Red Provençal Pistou Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 clove garlic; 2 1/2 cups fresh basil; 20 sundried tomatoes (a full half cup); 1/4 cup grated Parmigiano Reggiano; 6 tablespoons of olive oil; Salt and pepper; 1 pound fresh tagliatelle

Provençal pistou is wonderful. So often we think of it as a bastardization of pesto, but it's its own thing, with more garlic, the requisite basil and olive oil, and then that sweet chewy charm of sun-dried tomatoes—all the flavor of Provence—smashed into this gorgeously thick, garnet paste. I toss it with fresh tagliatelle, the pasta of Provence, and it becomes a tangle of light, southern comfort. Between the fresh pasta and blitzed up sauce, it's the perfect Provencal dinner in five.

Tagliatelle with Red Provençal Pistou Recipe

Prep 5 mins

Cook 10 mins

Active 10 mins

Total 15 mins

Serves 4 servings

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1 clove garlic
2 1/2 cups fresh basil
20 whole sundried tomatoes (a full 1/2 cup)
1/4 cup grated Parmigiano Reggiano
6 tablespoons of olive oil
Salt and pepper
1 pound fresh tagliatelle

Bring a large pot of water to boil. While the water is heating, make the pistou. Add the garlic to the food processor, and blitz it to smithereens. Add the basil, sundried tomato, Parmigiano Reggiano, olive oil, and salt and pepper to taste. Blitz in the food processor until you have the consistency of a pesto, scraping down the sides of the bowl once to make sure everything is evenly incorporated.
Salt the boiling water, and cook the tagliatelle for just about 4 minutes, until just cooked. Drain, reserving 1 cup of pasta water. Toss the tagliatelle with the pistou, adding pasta water as needed to thin out the sauce. Serve immediately.

Special equipment

Food processor

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
376	Calories
23g	Fat
34g	Carbs
9g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 4
Amount per serving
Calories	376
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 23g	30%
Saturated Fat 4g	20%
Cholesterol 43mg	14%
Sodium 202mg	9%
Total Carbohydrate 34g	12%
Dietary Fiber 1g	4%
Total Sugars 3g
Protein 9g
Vitamin C 6mg	28%
Calcium 96mg	7%
Iron 3mg	14%
Potassium 318mg	7%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.