Whole Wheat Penne with Basil Pesto

In my book, Pasta = Comfort Food. Fun tubular shapes with nooks filled with fresh basil pesto. Let's try to make this healthier shall we?

Serves 3
Preparation time 30 minutes

Basil Pesto:
2 cups packed fresh basil leaves
1/2 cup pine nuts or walnuts
1/4 cup parmigiano reggiano cheese, shredded or grated
1 tsp salt or to taste
1 tsp fresh cracked pepper or to taste
1/4 cup olive oil
Process the ingredients above in a food processor or blender until desired consistency is achieved (Pulse just a few times if you like your pesto chunkier)

Pasta Assembly:
4 cups whole wheat penne, cooked
(Cook the penne according to package instructions)
3-4 sundried tomatoes
Couple basil leaves, torn
Parmigiano cheese, shaved (optional)
1/2 cup walnuts
Place the cooked pasta in a large bowl.
Mix in about 1 cup of pesto or to taste
Dice the sundried tomatoes and mix it into the pasta
Serve topped with basil, walnuts and a little shaved parmiagiano if desired