Pasta with Green Beans, Potatoes and Pesto

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Pasta with Green Beans, Potatoes and PestoGarden-fresh green beans and new potatoes smothered in basil pesto makes this an irresistible pasta entree. Makes a great potluck and picnic dish.4 out of5based on1 ratings. 2 user reviews.

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Pasta with Green Beans, Potatoes and Pesto
Photography by Andreas Trauttsmandorff

This recipe makes 4 servings

Nutritional Info
per serving: about	-
cal	534534 cal
pro	15 g15g pro
total fat	22 g22g total fat
sat. fat	3 g3g sat. fat
carb	70 g70g carb
fibre	7 g7g fibre
chol	4 mg4mg chol
sodium	731 mg731mg sodium
potassium	533 mg533mg potassium
% RDI:	-
calcium	1212 calcium
iron	3131 iron
vit A	1010 vit A
vit C	3030 vit C
folate	8282 folate

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cook time : 14 minutes
Total time : PT24M

Garden-fresh green beans and new potatoes smothered in basil pesto makes this an irresistible pasta entree. Makes a great potluck and picnic dish.

Ingredients

8 oz green beans , halved crosswise 8 8oz ozgreen beangreen beans, halved crosswise
10 oz penne rigate pasta 10 10oz ozpenne rigate pasta
10 oz mini red-skinned potatoes , scrubbed and quartered10 10oz ozmini red-skinned potatoes, scrubbed and quartered
Pesto:
1/4 cup toasted pine nuts 1/4 1/4cup cuptoasted pine nutpine nuts
1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese 1/4 1/4cup cupshredded Parmesan cheese
2 cloves garlic , chopped 2 2cloves clovesgarlic, chopped
1 cup packed fresh basil leaves 1 1cup cuppacked fresh basil leaffresh basil leaves
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil 1/4 1/4cup cupextra-virgin olive oil
1/4 tsp salt 1/4 1/4tsp tspsalt
1 pinch pepper 1 1pinch pinchpepper

Preparation

In large pot of boiling salted water, cook green beans until tender-crisp, about 4 minutes. With slotted spoon, transfer to bowl.

In same pot of boiling water, cook pasta until al dente, about 10 minutes. Drain and return to pot, reserving 1/2 cup (125 mL) of the cooking liquid.

Meanwhile, in separate saucepan of boiling salted water, cover and cook potatoes until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain well.

Pesto: Meanwhile, in food processor, pulse together pine nuts, Parmesan cheese and garlic until smooth. Add basil, oil, salt and pepper; pulse until smooth. Add to pasta.

Add green beans, potatoes and reserved cooking liquid; stir to coat.