Description
This Pesto Beef Pasta recipe is a delicious and satisfying dish that combines tender beef slices with flavorful pesto sauce, cherry tomatoes, and Parmesan cheese tossed with pasta. It’s a quick and easy meal perfect for busy weeknights.
Ingredients
Scale
Pasta:
- 12 oz pasta (penne or rotini)
Beef:
- 1 lb beef sirloin or flank steak (thinly sliced)
Other Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes (halved)
- 1/2 cup pesto (store-bought or homemade)
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- Fresh basil leaves (for garnish, optional)
Instructions
- Cook the pasta: Boil pasta until al dente. Reserve 1/2 cup pasta water, drain, and set aside.
- Season and cook beef: Season beef with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Sear in olive oil until browned, then set aside.
- Cook tomatoes: Saute cherry tomatoes until softened.
- Combine ingredients: Return beef to skillet, add pesto and pasta. Toss, adding reserved pasta water if needed.
- Finish and serve: Sprinkle with Parmesan, garnish with basil, and serve.
Notes
- For extra creaminess, add cream cheese or heavy cream with the pesto.
- Ground beef or leftover steak can be used instead of sliced sirloin.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 520
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 480mg
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 16g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 34g
- Cholesterol: 75mg
