Trofie al pesto is one of the many Italian pasta dishes known all over the world. It's one of the most famous dish of traditional Ligurian cuisine, made with basil pesto and trofie pasta.You can make Trofie with Pesto with very few ingredients: basil, pine nuts, cheese, garlic and - obviously - trofie. In this recipe we are going to show you step by step how to make authentic Genovese pesto to dress trofie cooked al dente. Trofie are the most classic pasta to eat with Italian basil pesto.