Quick Pesto Pasta with Speck

We have plenty of pistachio pasta on this blog, but there’s always room for another one. If you want a quick pesto pasta and love pistachios and speck, you should try this one next.

Here’s how to make it. It takes 20 to 30 minutes.

Quick Pesto Pasta Recipe

To make this we’re using our ready-to-use Belmorso Pistachio Pesto, made with the finest Sicilian pistachios.

You can get it here.

Quick Pesto Pasta with Speck

Need a quick pesto pasta recipe? Here's one featuring a ready-to-use pistachio pesto, a high quality trofie pasta, and speck.

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Total Time 25

Course Main Course

Cuisine Italian

Ingredients

Belmorso Sicilian 60% Pistachio Pesto use as much as you want
50 gr speck cubed or in slices
250 gr Belmorso Trofie serves about 2 people for a good sized portion
ground pistachios
3 tbsp Belmorso Extra Virgin Olive Oil
4 fresh basil leaves or more

Instructions

Add the EVOO and speck in a large pan, mix and let it sauté. You can leave it until the speck becomes translucent, or gets crunchy, depending on your preference.
In the meantime, boil the water for your pasta with plenty of salt. Once it's boiling, add the pasta to cook, following the timing on the packaging.
Drain and add the pasta to the pan with the oil and speck. Set some pasta water aside, just in case you think the pasta needs it.
Then add the Belmorso Pistachio Pesto, and mix over medium heat for a few minutes.
Serve your quick pesto pasta with ground pistachios on top and a few basil leaves. If you prefer, you can chop the basil leaves and incorporated them into the pasta before serving it.
Buon appetito!