20 Minute Kale Pesto Pasta with Pangrattato

This simple pasta, tossed with kale pesto and topped with garlic breadcrumbs, is the everyday dinner you will cook over and over again.

Prep Time10

Cook Time10

Total Time20

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: kale pesto pasta

Servings:

Start by cooking the pasta in a large pot of salted water according to package instructions. While the pasta is cooking prepare the breadcrumbs. In a frying pan melt the butter, then add the minced garlic and fry for a few seconds over low heat, add the breadcrumbs and fry while stirring once in a while until golden for approximately 2-3 minutes. Remove from the pan and set aside.
Reserve 1/2 cup of pasta water and drain the rest in a colander. To the empty pot, in which you cooked pasta, add the pesto sauce with a couple of tablespoons of the hot reserved pasta water and mix to form a sauce. Add the pasta and toss to coat. You might need to add more water to make the sauce a bit runnier. Season with salt to taste and a bit of grated Parmesan cheese.
Sprinkle with the toasted breadcrumbs right before serving or serve the breadcrumbs separately in a bowl and allow people to help themselves to avoid them going soggy.