Chef Evan Funke Makes Trofie al Pesto Genovese with Jimmy Kimmel & Guillermo

pine nuts

🥗Healthier: walnuts

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Walnuts provide a similar texture and flavor at a lower cost.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grana padano

Grana padano is a less expensive cheese with a similar taste.

Make the trofie pasta dough by mixing flour and water until it forms a ball of dough.

Take a piece of dough about the size of a pea and shape it by applying pressure and wiping it across your hand to form the pasta shape.

Repeat the process to make about 100 pieces for one serving.

Prepare the pesto by mashing garlic with salt in a bowl to create a crema.

Add pine nuts to the garlic mixture and mash them together.

Incorporate the basil leaves into the mixture, mashing them in as well.

Slowly drizzle in extra virgin olive oil while mixing until well combined.

Bring a pot of water to a boil and add salt until it tastes like a heavily seasoned soup.

Add the trofie pasta to the boiling water and cook for about 15 seconds until al dente.

Drain the pasta and combine it with the pesto, mixing well to coat the pasta.

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