Trofie al Pesto

Name: Trofie al Pesto
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 400g trofie pasta; 1 cup basil pesto; 1 potato, diced; 1 cup green beans, trimmed

Trofie al Pesto/TROH-fee-eh al PES-toh/

About this dish

Short, twisted pasta from Liguria tossed with basil pesto, green beans, and potato.

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Ingredients

🍝400g trofie pasta

🌿1 cup basil pesto

🥔1 potato, diced

🫛1 cup green beans, trimmed

Method

Serves 4

Boil the potato and green beans until tender, then add the pasta to the same pot for the last few minutes.

Drain, reserving a little pasta water.

Toss everything with pesto, loosening with pasta water as needed.

Serve immediately.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Trofie al pesto is a specialty of Liguria, traditionally served with the region's iconic basil pesto alongside potato and green beans.

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