Trofie Al Pesto

Taken from some fancy pasta I bought. Looks yum!

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Serves: 5

Ingredients

• 500  g  trofie pasta (small twisty pasta)
• 5  tablespoons olive oil
• 1  garlic clove (crushed)
• 1  cup  freshly grated basil
• 50  g pecorino romano cheese (grated)
• 1  tablespoon  chopped parsley
• 2  tablespoons pine nuts
•  salt and pepper

Directions

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