Penne Pasta tossed in Fresh Mint Pesto

Ingredients for Mint Pesto:
1. 2 cups Mint leaves .
2. Green Chillies (optional).
3. 10-15 almonds.
4. 50 gms of pine nuts.
5. 50-100 gms of grated Parmesan cheese.
6. 4-5 pods of garlic.
7. Salt to taste.
8. Olive oil.

Ingredients for Pasta Preparation:

1. 3 cups Penne Pasta
   
2. marinated artichokes hearts.
3. sundried tomatoes.
   

Method for Making Pesto:

1. Put all the ingredients (except salt) in the blender and grind it into a thick paste by adding olive oil little by little.
2. During the process keep stirring using a spoon so that nuts ground evenly.
3. add salt according to taste.
   

Making Pasta:

1. Boil 6-7 cups of water with salt in a big bowl.
2. Once the water starts boiling add penne pasta to the boiling water and cook till the pasta is almost done i.e when u eat the pasta it has a bite to it.
3. drain the pasta.

Assembling :

1. Add the pesto to the drained pasta and mix well.
2. Add the marinated artichoke hearts and chopped pieces of sun-dried tomatoes to the pasta.