Pesto pasta recipe, the popular and delicious dish from Genoa

This recipe pasta pesto is specially delicious with trofie or trenette, as is typically served in Liguria. It combines very well with other types of pasta, or even as linguine noodles, lasagne and tagliolini.

This recipe pasta pesto has its origins in the region Liguria coast north-west of Italy, where trofie or trenette with pesto is a traditional holiday dish.

This recipe pasta pesto has many qualities: is easy, affordable and nutritious healthily.

Beans and potatoes that you add to the cooking water make this the most savory pasta pesto, as trofie or trenette absorb the taste of the vegetables.

Serves 4

Pasta 1 lb (450) pasta trofie or trenette lacks, replace with linguine pasta.The second alternative is noodles, lasagne or medium tagliolini1 potatoes peeled and diced1/2 pound (200 g) Green string beans 2 tablespoons salt
Sauce pesto 3 large twigs Basil 1 tablespoon pinoli 2 cloves d ' garlic pinch salt 2 tablespoons cheese freshly grated Sardinian or romano2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan perfectionism parmigiano-reggiano 1 cup extra-virgin olive oil

Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: about 15 minutes

First, make the sauce pesto. See detailed instructions for the basil pesto recipe. Bring 5 litres (5 gallons) of water to boil. Add string beans and diced potatoes and boil for 10 minutes.
Add trofie or trenette and 2 tablespoons of salt and cook until the dough is al dente. see detailed instructions for cooking pasta correctly.
Drain the pasta. Add a bowl of serve. pour the sauce pesto and mix gently to coat. Serve pasta pesto.
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