Trofie Al Pesto With Green Beans Recipe 55

TROFIE WITH PESTO, GREEN BEANS, AND POTATOES

Steps:

• Cut potatoes into 1/2-inch-thick rounds or pieces and cover with cold water by 2 inches in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil; add salt. Reduce heat to medium; simmer potatoes until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain.
• Bring one large pot and one medium pot of water to a boil; add salt to both. Add pasta to large pot; cook until al dente. Add green beans to medium pot; cook until tender, 5 to 6 minutes. Drain pasta and green beans.
• Heat pesto in a large skillet over medium heat until warm. Stir in potatoes, pasta, and green beans; cook until heated through. Season with salt and pepper. Serve with cheese.

TROFIE AL PESTO

Steps:

• Begin to cook the pasta in plenty of boiling salted water.
• In a seperate pot heat the oil.
• Once warm, add the garlic, basil, cheese, parsley, salt & pepper and pine nuts and allow to simmer for 8 minutes.
• Lengthen the sauce with some of the pasta water.
• Drain the pasta and then return it to the pot.
• Add the sauce and mix.
• Serve and add more cheese.

TROFIE WITH PESTO, GREEN BEANS, AND POTATOES

Steps:

• Cover the potatoes with cold water by 2 inches in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil; add salt. Reduce heat to medium; simmer the potatoes until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain.
• Bring one large pot and one medium pot of water to a boil; add salt to both. Add the pasta to the large pot; cook until al dente. Add the green beans to the medium pot; cook until tender, 5 to 6 minutes. Drain the pasta and green beans.
• Heat the pesto in a large skillet over medium heat until warm. Stir in the potatoes, pasta, and green beans; cook until heated through. Season with salt and pepper. Serve with cheese.
• Process the basil, pine nuts, garlic, and salt in a food processor until combined. With the processor running, add the oil in a slow, steady stream; process until smooth. Stir in the cheese. Season the pesto with pepper. The pesto can be refrigerated, covered by a thin layer of olive oil in an airtight container, up to 1 week.

TROFIE AL PESTO

Steps:

• Combine flour, 1/4 cup water, eggs, olive oil, and salt for pasta in the bowl of a food processor; pulse a few times until just combined. Pinch dough to see if it sticks together and forms a small clump. If it's dry or crumbly, add more water, 1 to 2 tablespoons at a time, just until the dough forms a ball.
• Dump dough onto a floured surface. Knead until dough is smooth and bounces back when you poke it. Wrap in plastic and chill in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
• Remove dough from the refrigerator and pull off a small chunk, about 1/2 teaspoon or smaller. Place dough at the bottom of a wooden cutting board and starting with the tips or your fingers, firmly roll up the board, like you are rolling the dough into a tube. Once the dough is at the base of your palm, keep pressure on it and pull it back and down the board, diagonally at a 45-degree angle to create a spiral shape. Repeat until all dough has been shaped.
• Combine garlic and pine nuts in the bowl of a food processor; process until sandy in texture. Add basil and oil and process until smooth. Stir in grated Parmesan cheese until combined. Taste and add salt if needed.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add trofie and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Drain.
• Toss cooked trofie with pesto and serve immediately.