Creamy Pesto Rigatoni
I love anything creamy, frosting, pasta sauce and even lotions haha. So its a no brainer that my pasta dishes have to have a creamy sauce or a base, its a MUST! This creamy pesto rigatoni comes together in less then 20 minutes!
Servings: 2 people
Ingredients
- ½ box rigatoni or any pasta of choice
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- ½ onion chopped
- ½ jalapeño minced
- 2 garlic cloves crushed or minced
- ½ tsp oregano
- ½ tsp salt & pepper
- 3 tbsp pesto
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream you can use reg cream or milk
- 2 tbsp cream cheese
- ¼ cup parm cheese
Instructions
- Boil pasta accordingly to package, drain and rinse with cold water. Set aside.
- In a sauce pan over med heat, add oil, onions, jalapenos and garlic. Cook for 3 mins.
- Add the oregano, salt, pepper and pesto. Add the heavy whipping cream followed by the cream cheese and use a whisk if needed to incorporate well.
- Garnish with parm cheese and or fresh basil leaves and enjoy!
Notes
- I use dairy-free silk heavy whipping cream and cream cream.
- If you sub heavy whipping cream for milk, double up on the cream cheese because you will want the sauce to be creamy.
- If you have sun dried tomatoes, feel free to add a couple of them in; it will taste amazing.
- Add grilled chicken to compete a protein filled meal!