Reviewed: Jan. 8, 2013

Do not know what happened but this recipe was not as flavorful as I thought it would be. Maybe less tomoatoes and more basil and mint to create more flavor.

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julesjae

Reviewed: Sep. 3, 2012

This was really good and easy. I didn't have fresh tomatoes on hand, so I used a 28 oz can of diced tomatoes, rinsed and drained. I also used whole wheat linquini, this recipe worked well with it.

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evamar97

Reviewed: Jun. 19, 2012

I left out the tomatoes, and instead mixed in sun-dried tomatoes with the sauce/pasta. Leaving out the tomatoes was a mistake because it was virtually flavorless once I added the pasta. Also, try adding a lot more water as the sauce is extremely thick.

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browneyed01

Cooking Level: Beginning

Living In: Valencia, California, USA

Reviewed: Jun. 1, 2012

This was very flavorful, I made home-made fettucine to make it even more special. I used campari tomatoes (purchased on the vine) and they were so sweet which added to the flavor. The consistency of the sauce was thick and coated the pasta nicely.

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ann

Reviewed: May 23, 2012

This recipe made me think outside the box for pesto and I'll be creating my own creations with what's on hand from now on. Only problem is it looks like catfood but mixed in with the pasta and garnished with some fresh spinach or herbs or tomatos it's fine. I more or less used the same ingredients except I only had dried basil (looking forward to using fresh) and I tried the cream cheese suggestion. I didn't exactly follow proportions though - I just kept adding stuff until it tasted good so I probably added more garlic and it needed a lot of salt and pepper. It has to have a strong flavor so it goes far on the pasta. I think too much tomato might result in a bland flavor. Next time I'd add more mint. This would be good on brushetta, perhaps under a tomato slice to cover up the cat food like appearance.

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cspielman

Reviewed: May 19, 2012

Only had 1 tomato so I used 2 drained cans of Fire Roasted Garlic diced Tomatoes. Also substitued plain Greek yogurt for the ricotta & it came our SPECTACULAR...

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Mary

Reviewed: May 19, 2012

great sauce.

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sansan

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Fresno, California, USA

Reviewed: May 18, 2012

We enjoyed this recipe very much. A lively & light summer pasta. I used a lighter Bowtie pasta cooked in chicken broth. I was so excited to make it that I used cream cheese rather than going to store for ricotta. I will definitely make this again. Thanks MASTER815K.

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JoyDee

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Gladstone, Oregon, USA

Living In: Myrtle Creek, Oregon, USA

Reviewed: May 18, 2012

Rather than using all six tomatoes, I added some sun dried tomatoes in oil just to give a different spin on this recipe. I also added an extra clove of garlic as we are Italian and love the stuff!

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candygirl

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Brooklyn, New York, USA

Living In: Indian Trail, North Carolina, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 26, 2011

Great basic recipe. You can play with the amounts of basil, mint, tomatoes to suit your own taste! Can't use nut...so I just omitted...would love to know a good pine nut sub...that's not another nut. Tried sesame seeds...not a good flavor for this or other pesto recipes.

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