Creamy Basil Pesto Tagliatelle with Leek & Mushroom

Name: Creamy Basil Pesto Tagliatelle with Leek & Mushroom
Prep time: THMS
Cook time: THMS
Ingredients: Salt to taste; 200g tagliatelle; 1 tbsp. olive oil; 150g chestnut mushrooms, sliced; 1 large leek, finely sliced; 150g Crème fraîche; ¼ jar Sacla’ Classic Basil Pesto; 2 tbsp. fresh parsley, chopped; Grated fresh Parmesan

A creamy pasta with pots of flavour, thanks to earthy mushrooms, sweet leeks and Sacla' Classic Basil Pesto. Stirring through a spoonful of silky crème fraîche makes this a comfort food recipe at its most luxurious. makes this a comfort food recipe at its most luxurious.

Cook Time

30 mins

Serves

Ingredients

Salt to taste
200g tagliatelle
1 tbsp. olive oil
150g chestnut mushrooms, sliced
1 large leek, finely sliced
150g Crème fraîche
¼ jar Sacla’ Classic Basil Pesto
2 tbsp. fresh parsley, chopped
Grated fresh Parmesan

How to make the recipe

Step 1

In a large pan of boiling, salted water, cook the pasta to your liking

Step 2

Drain well, reserving a few spoonfuls of cooking water

Step 3

Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large frying pan over a medium-high heat

Step 4

Add the mushrooms and toss in the hot pan for a couple of minutes until they begin to brown

Step 5

Stir in the leek and lower the heat to medium

Step 6

Cook gently for about 5 minutes, until soft

Step 7

Add the drained pasta to the mushrooms and leek

Step 8

Stir together with the cr√®me fra√Æ che, Pesto and a few tbsp. of pasta cooking water

Step 9

Serve, scattered with parsley and plenty of Parmesan