How to make Red Pepper Pesto Fusilli -

Fusilli pasta and red peppers tossed in pesto sauce

Sanjeev Kapoor

This recipe is from FoodFood TV channel & has featured on Sanjeev Kapoor Kitchen.

Main Ingredients : Red Bell Pepper (लाल शिमला मिर्च ), Fusilli (फ्यूसील्ली पास्ता )

Cuisine : Italian

Course : Noodles and Pastas

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Red Pepper Pesto Fusilli

Red Pepper Pesto Fusilli Recipe Card

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Italian cuisine has developed through centuries of social and political changes, with roots stretching to antiquity.  Italian cuisine is simple and a number of dishes having only four to eight ingredients.  They rely mostly on the quality of ingredients rather than elaborate preparation.
Noteworthy changes in Italian cuisine happened with the discovery of the New World and the introduction of potatoes, tomatoes, bell peppers and maize, which are now an integral part of this cuisine.  Italian cuisine is known for its regional diversity each with a distinct taste.  This cuisine today is probably one of the most popular in the world.

Prep Time : 16-20 minutes

Cook time : 11-15 minutes

Serve : 4

Level Of Cooking : Easy

Taste : Mild

Ingredients for Red Pepper Pesto Fusilli Recipe

  • Red Bell Pepper roasted 2

  • Fusilli 200 grams

  • Pine nuts(chilgoza) roasted 2 tablespoons

  • Basil leaves 20

  • Extra virgin olive oil 5 tablespoons

  • Crushed black peppercorns 1/4 teaspoon

  • Salt to taste

  • Parmesan cheese grated 2 tablespoons

  • Garlic crushed 2 cloves

  • Broccoli 7-8 small

Method

Step 1

To make pesto sauce roughly chop red capsicums and put into a mixer jar. Add garlic, toasted pinenuts, 15 basil leaves, 2 tbsps extra virgin olive oil, crushed black peppercorns and salt and grind to a coarse paste. Add 1 tbsp grated parmesan cheese and grind again. Heat 2 tbsps extra virgin olive oil in a non stick pan, add fusilli and broccoli florets and a little water. Cook till broccoli softens slightly and the pasta gets heated through.

Step 2

Add the pesto gradually and mix well. Add remaining basil leaves, drizzle remaining extra virgin olive oil and remaining parmesan cheese and mix lightly. Serve hot.

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MasterChef Sanjeev Kapoor

Chef Sanjeev Kapoor is the most celebrated face of Indian cuisine. He is Chef extraordinaire, runs a successful TV Channel FoodFood, hosted Khana Khazana cookery show on television for more than 17 years, author of 150+ best selling cookbooks, restaurateur and winner of several culinary awards. He is living his dream of making Indian cuisine the number one in the world and empowering women through power of cooking to become self sufficient. His recipe portal www.sanjeevkapoor.com is a complete cookery manual with a compendium of more than 10,000 tried & tested recipes, videos, articles, tips & trivia and a wealth of information on the art and craft of cooking in both English and Hindi.