Pesto Alfredo with sun dried tomatoes is a creamy, flavor packed pasta dish that’s easy to make and always a crowd pleaser.
Pesto Alfredo With Sun Dried Tomatoes
From the recipe collection of Tara Ippolito
Pesto alfredo with sun dried tomatoes is a recipe that I’ve been making for years.
It first popped onto my radar when I saw it going viral on social media a few years ago.
Everyone seemed to be making it and giving it rave reviews, too. my interest was definitely peaked.
When i eventually tried it for myself, I finally got to see what all the fuss was about.
Wow, is this stuff good! The original recipe that I had seen called for jarred Alfredo sauce. So that’s how I decided to try it first.
It was very good, don’t get me wrong. But once I decided to make my own Alfredo sauce, it completely took it to the next level.
This became such a favorite at my house that I started serving it at family parties. ApEveryone who tried it loved it, instantly, too.
I hope you give this recipe a try. If you do, I know you’ll love it just as much as my family and I do.
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Pesto Alfredo With Sun Dried Tomatoes Variations
I like this pasta recipe made just the way it is but here are some ways to change it up if you’d like to.
- Pasta- use any kind of pasta that you’d prefer.
- Alfredo- If you don’t want to make your own Alfredo sauce, jarred is fine. I personally like Raoes if you need a recommendation.
Other Easy Pasta Dishes
If you like super easy to make pasta recipes like this one, here are some others that I know you’ll love, too.
Pesto Alfredo With Sun Dried Tomatoes Ingredients
- Butter
- Garlic, minced
- Heavy Cream
- Cream Cheese, softened and cubed
- Parmesan Cheese
- Pesto
- Sun Dried Tomatoes, chopped (and a little oil from the jar)
- Salt, Pepper, Gaelic Powder
- Farfalle (bow tie) Pasta (and a ladle of pasta water)
Instructions
First, in a large skillet, melt the butter over medium high heat and stir in the crushed garlic. Let that simmer for about 1-2 minutes.
Next, reduce the heat to medium low and slowly pour in the heavy cream.
Then, add the cream cheese.
Now, stir the cream cheese into the sauce until it’s melted and fully combined.
Next, season the sauce with salt, pepper and garlic powder and stir in pesto.
Then, add the Parmesan cheese and stir the sauce until the cheese is melted and well blended into the sauce.
Now, stir in the chopped sun dried tomatoes and a splash of the oil from the jar that they came in.
Next, stir in a ladle of pasta water and the cooked farfalle pasta.
Finally, once the pasta is evenly coated in the sauce, serve warm and enjoy!
Pesto Alfredo With Sun Dried Tomatoes
Ingredients
- 1 stick Butter
- 4 cloves Garlic, minced
- 1 ¼ cup Heavy Cream
- 4 oz Cream Cheese, softened
- ½ cup Parmesan Cheese
- ¼ cup Pesto
- 2 tbs Sun Dried Tomatoes, chopped (and 1 tbs of oil from the jar)
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- 1 tbs Garlic Powder
- 1 pound Farfalle (bow tie) Pasta (and a ladle of pasta water)
Instructions
- In a large skillet, melt the butter over medium high heat and stir in the crushed garlic. Let that simmer for about 1-2 minutes.
- Reduce the heat to medium low and slowly pour in the heavy cream and add the cream cheese. Stir it in until the cream cheese melts into the sauce.
- Season the sauce with salt, pepper and garlic powder and stir in pesto. Then, add the Parmesan cheese and stir the sauce until the cheese is melted and well blended into the sauce.
- Now, stir in the chopped sun dried tomatoes and the oil from the jar that they came in.
- Stir in a ladle of pasta water and the cooked farfalle pasta.
- Finally, once the pasta is evenly coated in the sauce, serve warm and enjoy!
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