Ten-Minute Cheesy Pesto Linguine

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No matter how much we try to schedule household activities like clockwork, there are really times when we moms find ourselves pressed for time. I found myself in one such instance (again!) and was in a great rush to prepare a decent meal for my hungry brood. Here’s a really great quick-cook pasta for the family. I initially prepared it for my husband and I but, surprisingly, the toddlers liked it too.

Ok, so this mom needs a lesson in food photography…

All I needed to prepare for the pasta dish was a pack of linguine cooked according to package directions, a few cloves of garlic minced, a tbsp of sliced olives, a tbsp of olive oil, and a pack of Clara Ole Cheesy Pesto Pasta Sauce.

I boiled the water for the pasta before preparing the ingredients for the sauce.  After a few minutes, I added the linguine into the boiling water and started cooking the sauce.

I sauteed the garlic and olives in olive oil then poured in the ready-to-use pesto sauce. I then let it simmer for a few minutes and seasoned it with salt and pepper.  When the linguine was done, I mixed it with the sauce and allowed the flavors to infuse.  A few sprinkles of grated parmesan cheese and we were all set!

The entire preparation and cooking process took only about 15 minutes so this is really a great quick cook meal.  I served it with grilled chicken which had already been marinated early in the morning so cooking it also took only a few minutes.