TROFIE AL PESTO GENOVESE authentic recipe homemade in Italy - ready in 10 min

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.

Boil water in a large pot and add salt until it tastes like the sea.

Add trofie pasta to the boiling water and cook until al dente, about 8-10 minutes.

While the pasta cooks, prepare the pesto by combining basil leaves, pine nuts, and garlic in a food processor.

Pulse the mixture until finely chopped, then slowly drizzle in olive oil while blending until smooth.

Add grated parmesan cheese to the pesto and blend until well combined.

Season the pesto with salt and black pepper to taste.

Once the pasta is done, reserve a cup of pasta cooking water and drain the rest.

Combine the drained trofie with the pesto in a large bowl, adding reserved pasta water as needed to achieve desired consistency.

Toss the pasta until evenly coated with the pesto.

Serve immediately, garnished with extra parmesan and a drizzle of olive oil.

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