# Fusilli al Pesto

A classic Italian pasta dish featuring fusilli pasta tossed in a vibrant pesto sauce, garnished with Parmesan cheese and pine nuts.

- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- Parmesan cheese
- Pine nuts
- Salt
- Fusilli pasta
- Pesto
- Pasta water
- Black pepper

## Instructions

1. Grate Parmesan cheese over the finished pasta.
2. Sprinkle pine nuts over the pasta.
3. Add salt to a pot of boiling water.
4. Add fusilli pasta to the boiling salted water.
5. Stir the pasta in the boiling water.
6. Add a spoonful of pesto to a pan.
7. Spread the pesto in the pan.
8. Remove cooked fusilli pasta from the pot using a slotted spoon.
9. Add the cooked pasta to the pan with the pesto.
10. Mix the pasta thoroughly with the pesto.
11. Scoop some pasta water from the pot with a ladle.
12. Pour the pasta water into the pan with the pasta and pesto.
13. Season the pasta with salt.
14. Season the pasta with black pepper.
15. Mix the pasta again to combine all ingredients.
16. Serve the pesto fusilli onto a plate.
17. Grate Parmesan cheese over the served pasta.
18. Sprinkle pine nuts over the served pasta for garnish.

## Equipment

- Pot
- Tongs
- Pan
- Slotted spoon
- Ladle
- Grater

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT6CE5f48/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/31537cfe-9fbe-4808-b477-3aedaf3b04fd
- Extracted: 2025-08-20

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