Copycat Noodles & Company Pesto Cavatappi

Cavatappi pasta with a creamy pesto sauce and tomatoes

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 15

Total Time 20

Course Main Course

Cuisine Italian

Servings 3 bowls

8 oz cavatappi pasta
3/4-1 cup pesto
2 Tbsp white wine
2 Tbsp half n half
1 cup diced cherry tomatoes
Parmesan cheese for topping
* Mushrooms- if you really want to this be a copycat recipe add in some sliced mushrooms. I am not a fan though and skip this.

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook according to package for al dente.
For the sauce you can use a second pan or I just waited until the pasta was done and used the same pot to only have to clean one. Pour the wine and tomatoes into the pan over medium heat. Cook for 3-5 minutes until the wine is slightly reduced down and the tomatoes are softened. Add the cream and pesto and stir until all combined. I started with just 3/4 cup of the pesto and then added more if I felt like it needed a stronger pesto flavor.
Mix in the pasta with the sauce. Dish into 3 bowls and top with parmesan cheese. If I'm just making this for myself I like to make the whole batch so that I have lunch for the next two days. You could scale this down and just make one serving at a time.

Keyword Pasta dinner, Pesto Cavatappi