Herb-flecked rotini pasta bowl with dollops of Philadelphia Original cream cheese on a bright marble surface.

Creamy Pesto Pasta

Prep

11 MIN

Total

26 min

Servings

2 Servings

Make dinner Really Philly Good with our Creamy Pesto Pasta. Bright, herby pesto meets smooth PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese to make a creamy, ...

Ingredients

  • Original Cream Cheese Spread

    Philadelphia

    Original Cream Cheese Spread


Instructions

  1. Step 1

    COOK pasta as directed on the package.

  2. Step 2

    DRAIN pasta, reserving 2 Tbsp. of the cooking water. Return pasta to saucepan along with the reserved cooking water.

  3. Step 3

    ADD cream cheese and pesto; stir until cream cheese is completely melted and sauce is well blended. Remove saucepan from heat.

  4. Step 4

    SERVE pasta topped with Parmesan cheese.

    Note: Forgot to reserve the pasta cooking water? No worries. You can instead add 2 Tbsp. hot water to the drained pasta in saucepan along with the cream cheese and pesto.