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Baked Pesto Pasta
Tarla Dalal
01 November, 2024
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Here is a unique and innovative blend of fresh basil, olive oil and pine nuts mixed with cream and tossed with Fusilli and wholesome vegetables. You will fall in love with it! Pesto, a famous Pasta sauce, is used as a baking sauce here.
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Preparation Time
25 Mins
Cooking Time
10 Mins
Total Time
35 Mins
Makes
4 null
Ingredients
Main Recipe
2 1/2 cups Cooked fusilli
1 tsp chopped garlic (lehsun)
1/4 cup capsicum cubes
1/2 cup broccoli floret
1/2 cup sliced mushrooms (khumbh)
1/2 cup White Sauce
2 tbsp fresh cream
2 tbsp milk
3 tsp oil for cooking
salt and black pepper (kalimirch) powder to taste
To be blended together for the pesto sauce
1/2 cup pinenuts (chilgoza) / walnuts (akhrot)
2 1/2 cups chopped basil
2 tsp chopped garlic (lehsun)
3 tbsp olive oil
salt to taste
Other ingredients
1/4 cup grated mozzarella cheese
butter for greasing
Method
Main Procedure
- Heat 1 tsp of oil in a pan, add the garlic and sauté for ½ a minute.
- Add the fusilli pasta, mix gently and keep aside.
- Heat the remaining 2 tsp of oil in another pan and add the vegetables and sauté for 5 minutes.
- Add the salt and pepper, mix well and keep aside.
- Combine the pasta, white sauce, pesto sauce, sautéed vegetables, cream, milk, salt and pepper. Mix well.
- Spread the mixture in a greased baking dish.
- Sprinkle cheese on top and bake in a pre-heated oven at 200°C (400°F) for 10 minutes.
- Serve hot.
Baked Pesto Pasta recipe with step by step photos
Love good recipes
May 20, 2022, 11:14 p.m.
Great pesto sauce in this kid friendly baked dish.
SWeta
May 26, 2016, 9:29 a.m.
Fantastic recipe... kids and family loved it!! Thank you for sharing :)
K S SINGH
Sept. 23, 2015, 3:59 p.m.
Really amazing recipe. Heartily thanks sir/ma''am. _x0001F493__x0001F60D_
charvi
May 28, 2013, 10:48 a.m.
how to make green pesto sause. you havent mentioned here.
Tarla Dalal
May 28, 2013, 10:48 a.m.
Hi Charvi, the green pesto sauce is there in the ingredients. It starts with To be blended together for the pesto sauce.... Thanks.
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