Easy Mushroom Cherry Tomatoes Basil Pesto Pasta

Its rainy out here and pasta is a one dish, the whole atmosphere calls for PASTA :-), pasta’s a very healthy recipe full of veggies and soul filling too. My family loves pasta, whenever we make pasta its like pasta “WOW” there’s a lot of excitement and lot of anticipation too in the air 😊. Pasta has achieved a certain cult status, which is associated with many emotions and various occasions.
Any form of pasta dish is always flavourful and tasty to our bellies 😊.
Pasta come in various shapes N sizes, pasta has a very long history of origin, which dates back to 13th century, which is documented in the famous book/journal called “ Travels By Marcpolo “ in Italy. Pasta comes in more than 20 different shapes and sizes used in different dishes. Many types of pastas are made, dried, packed and sold. Some types of pasta’s are made then and there and filled with fillings and boiled and served in a sauce. We can say pasta is very versatile.
One good thing about pasta is, it can be loaded with vegetables with whole wheat pasta and one can make it super quick and easy, what else could anyone ask for since it’s a wholesome meal by itself. Sprinkle/Grate some cheese on it and there you go your children are over the top of the world and will love it. So, its a whole package don’t you agree 😊…!
This recipe which, I am sharing today is made of mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, basil and almond pesto. From the look of it you would imagine a lot of work. In fact, its very easy and quick to prepare and flavorsome to eat.
So, let’s get started and see how to prepare this Easy Mushroom Cherry Tomatoes Basil Pesto Pasta 😊
You can also go through some my other pasta recipes: Pasta with Roasted Bell Pepper & Carrot Sauce, Pasta with White Sauce

Easy Mushroom Cherry Tomatoes Basil Pesto Pasta
Nutritional Value: 291 Calories / Serving Fat 30 cal Carbs 214 cal Protein 47 cal
Ingredients
- 250 gms Pasta Fusilli/Penne
- 1 ½ Cup Cherry Tomatoes Diced
- 200 Gms Button Mushrooms Cleaned & Diced
- 2 tsp Chilli Flakes
- 1 Tsp Oregano
- A Pinch of Ground Nutmeg
- Salt to taste
- Olive Oil for frying
For Pesto:
- 10 Almonds Blanched & Skinned
- ½ Cup Basil Cleaned & Diced
- 1 Garlic pod
- 1 tsp Cheese
Instructions
How to Make Easy Mushroom Cherry Tomatoes Basil Pesto Pasta ?
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Boil Pasta as per the package instructions (El Dente) and set aside to cool, please save some water when draining the pasta.
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In grinder take the blanched and skinned almonds, basil and garlic pod and cheese and grind to smooth paste and keep it aside.
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Now in the meantime take deep pan and heat olive oil and put the diced cherry tomatoes and cook for a minute or two.
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Now add the diced mushrooms and cook for some time and add the other spices i.e. chilli flakes, oregano, nutmeg and salt to taste.
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Now add the ground pesto and give it a thorough mix at this stage add the drained pasta, the reserved pasta water and cook for some time till you get desired gravy consistency.
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Serve it with garlic bread or chips or any side you feel it goes with. For me a glass of wine and chips would do fine
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If I took out the mushrooms, this sounds so good. Going to have to add this to my recipes to try
Oh my cherry tomatoes bush is full of those sweet little morsels. I will have to make this recipe with them.
Very inviting and appetizing.
This pasta is perfect for a hot night when I do not feel like cooking. The ingredients sound so delicious.
OK now this sounds absolutely delicious – I have to admit I do love a good pasta meal and I’m all for new ones to try.
This looks like a yummy recipe. I love a good pesto pasta. Thanks for a new recipe to try.
Oooh this pasta looks so good! I love pesto pasta. It’s great that it’s vegetarian as well!
xoxo
Annie
This looks so tasty! I love any kind of pasta especially when it has tomatoes in it. I I love pesto but would probably leave out the mushrooms.
This pasta looks delish! I’d love to try making this someday if I have the time. A quick and easy snack for a hungry tummy.
Easy and delicious? I love recipes like this. Especially that this is pasta, I am excited to make this!
This is such a great recipe. I love pasta and learning anything new. Thank you for this recipe. 5 Stars
Pesto is always so good. And pasta is perfect for summer. This sounds really good.
This looks delicious! Perfect for a cool summer lunch too! Saving for later!
so delicious. i love mushrooms and cherry tomatoes. what an awesome combo
Oooooh this pasta looks too delicious!!! My kind of favorite plate!
I love pesto pasta and cherry tomatoes. They’re one of my favorite weekend dishes.
This sounds so yummy! I have some leftover pesto that I’ve been thinking of how to use and this is perfect!
Umm, this looks absolutely delicious. I am bookmarking this to make this weekend. Looks so good!
Will try it this weekend…. !! interesting recipe
Amazing! Will try this with my pasta loving family x