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Baked Pesto Pasta

Tarla Dalal
06 December, 2024


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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
- 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
March 13, 2025, midnight
Great pesto sauce in this kid friendly baked dish.

charvi
March 13, 2025, midnight
how to make green pesto sause. you havent mentioned here.

Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi Charvi, the green pesto sauce is there in the ingredients. It starts with To be blended together for the pesto sauce.... Thanks.

K S SINGH
March 13, 2025, midnight
Really amazing recipe. Heartily thanks sir/ma''am. _x0001F493__x0001F60D_

SWeta
March 13, 2025, midnight
Fantastic recipe... kids and family loved it!! Thank you for sharing :)