Pasta With Pine Nuts And Sun-dried Tomatoes

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 12 ounces fusilli or 12 ounces spiral shaped pasta
• 5 tablespoons olive oil
• 2/3 cup pine nuts, toasted
• 2/3 cup sun-dried tomato, chopped
• 1/3 cup fresh parsley, chopped
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated

Recipe

• 1 cook fusilli pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite.
• 2 drain pasta well.
• 3 heat 3 tablespoons olive oil in heavy large skillet over high heat.
• 4 add pasta and fry until beginning to crisp at edges, stirring frequently, about 10 minutes.
• 5 transfer pasta to large bowl.
• 6 add remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil to same skillet.
• 7 add toasted pine nuts and sun-dried tomatoes and stir over high heat until just warmed through, about 1 minute.
• 8 pour pine nut mixture over pasta. add chopped parsley and grated parmesan cheese and toss to blend.
• 9 season to taste with salt and pepper and serve.