Roasted Garlic Pesto Pastina is a wonderful accompaniment to any protein but to be perfectly honest, I’d have no problem saddling up to a big bowl of this all by itself. Some crusty bread, a salad or a side of roasted broccoli and I’m good 👌 I found this recipe from Claire heresyourbite (she is terrific btw!) on my explorer page and realized I had everything. Twas meant to be. I did change it up a bit to use the roasted garlic I have in my fridge and added some chili crunch as well. It was a flavor bomb 💣 . . Roasted Garlic Pesto Pastina . . 1 cup pastina 3 cups broth (I used vegetable) 2 tbls butter, divided 1/3 cup ricotta plus some to dollop on top if you’d like 3 tbls pesto 1 Garlic clove, grated or I used about 5 or 6 roasted garlic cloves that I smashed and added in 1 tbls of chili crunch, or Calabrian chili paste 1/3 cup grated Parmesan plus some to sprinkle on top 2 tbls lemon zest Salt and pepper to taste Juice of 1/2 lemon Bring broth, 1 tbls of butter, and a ...