Recipe: Yummy Pesto Alfredo Mac & Cheese (food network magazine recipe)

Pesto Alfredo Mac & Cheese (food network magazine recipe).

You can cook Pesto Alfredo Mac & Cheese (food network magazine recipe) using 7 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Pesto Alfredo Mac & Cheese (food network magazine recipe)

1. Prepare 8 oz of penne or other short pasta.
2. You need 1 clove of garlic.
3. Prepare 1 tbsp of unsalted butter.
4. It's 2 cup of heavy cream.
5. You need 1/2 cup of grated parmesan cheese, plus more for topping.
6. Prepare 2 tbsp of pesto.
7. It's 1 bunch of chopped basil (handful).

Pesto Alfredo Mac & Cheese (food network magazine recipe) step by step

1. bring pot of salted water to a boil. add pasta and cook till al dente..
2. drain pasta.
3. meanwhile, rub large skillet with smashed garlic clove, then discard the garlic. Add butter and melt over medium-high heat. Add cream, 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper to taste and bring to a boil, stirring occaionally. Reduce heat to medium- low and simmer until reduced by one third. Stir in parmesan, pesto and chopped basil..
4. turn heat off and add pasta. Add to nice serving bowl and top with extra parmesan cheese..
5. serve and enjoy!!.