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PHILLY Pesto Pasta

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PHILLY Pesto Pasta
PHILLY Pesto Pasta
Overview
Prep
20 minute(s)
Ready in
20 minute(s)
Serves:
4
Rating:12345
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Ingredients
  • 2 cups rotini pasta, uncooked
  • 2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms
  • 1 tsp. oil
  • 1/4 cup PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese Spread
  • 2 Tbsp. pesto
  • 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 1 Tbsp. fresh basil

Instructions
Just follow our 3 simple steps: Cook pasta as directed on package.
Meanwhile, cook and stir mushrooms in hot oil in large skillet 5 to 7 min. or until mushrooms are tender. Add cream cheese spread and pesto; cook 5 min. or until cream cheese is melted and mixture is well blended, stirring frequently.
Drain pasta. Add to skillet along with tomatoes and basil; mix lightly.
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1.philly pesto pastacreated by sablesagirl

i added sliced black olives,sweet red pepper instead of green,looked pretty and tasted delicious

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2.created by ontariolinda

I jazzed it up a bit, I added (chopped) 1/2 onion,1/2 gr. pepper, and chopped fresh garlic> fried up with the mushrooms, added a tub of garlic & herb cream cheese, and a little milk to make it more sauce like..and used Pennine Rigate noodles, also added frozen peas and corn.. Husband loved it!

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3.created by CarylK

Use sundried tomato pesto instead of, or in addition to, the regular pesto, and change up the flavours of cream cheese for something different.

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4.Increase your intack of veggiescreated by Steph

add green peas to add nutritional value, colour and appeal

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5.more flavourcreated by tadadurocher

I added sundried tomatoes instead of cherry tomatoes and it really packed punch

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6.Philly Pesto Pasta tip...created by EllieMae

Add cooked chicken or beef slices to this recipe...YUM!

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  Nutritions
Typical valuesPer Serving
Energy180.0kcal
Protein6.0g
Carbohydrate22.0g
of which Sugars2.0g
Fat8.0g
of which Saturated Fat3.0g
Fibre2.0g
Sodium0.2g