PASTA, GREEN BEANS AND POTATOES WITH PESTO
The most elegant pasta dish that Italian cooks have ever invented is astonishingly simple to make. Here, the magical green sauce is tossed with trenette (or any long pasta you can twirl around a fork), tender slices of potato and barely blanched green beans.
Provided by Nancy Harmon Jenkins
Categories dinner, weeknight, pastas, main course, side dish
Time 30m
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Make pesto: In the bowl of food processor, add basil, pine nuts, salt and garlic. Pulse until mixture is coarse and grainy. With the motor running, add oil in slow, steady stream. Add cheese; process just enough to mix well. If sauce is too dry, add a little more oil. Taste; add more cheese or salt, if desired.
- Bring 6 quarts water to rolling boil. Add at least 2 tablespoons salt and the potato slices. Cook for about 5 minutes, or until potatoes have started to soften but are not cooked through. Add green beans, and continue boiling another 5 minutes.
- Add pasta, and stir. Start testing pasta at 5 minutes. When it is done, and when potatoes and beans are tender, drain and turn pasta and vegetables immediately into preheated bowl. Add pesto, and mix thoroughly. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 414, UnsaturatedFat 15 grams, Carbohydrate 49 grams, Fat 19 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 12 grams, SaturatedFat 3 grams, Sodium 304 milligrams, Sugar 2 grams
GREEN BEAN PESTO
Steps:
- Blanch the green beans in boiling salted water for 1 1/2 minutes. Remove them to an ice bath and then drain them in a colander.
- Transfer the beans to the bowl of a food processor and add the garlic, salt, and pepper. Puree for 30 seconds and add half the oil while the motor is running. Add the pumpkin seeds and the remaining oil and process for 10 to 15 seconds, until smooth.
- Make Ahead
- The pesto can be refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
PESTO POTATO AND GREEN BEAN SALAD
Provided by Ellie Krieger
Categories side-dish
Time 35m
Yield 6 (1 cup) servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Place the potatoes in a large steamer basket fitted over a pot of boiling water. Cover and steam for 5 minutes. Add the green beans to the potatoes in the steamer and continue to cook, covered, for another 4 minutes. Drain and immediately plunge into an ice bath to cool.
- Transfer the vegetables to a large serving bowl. Add the pesto and stir to coat evenly. Season with salt and pepper and serve.
- Make a big batch of this pesto in the summer when the basil is fresh and plentiful. You can freeze it in ice cube trays, bag up the cubes, and have it year-round to use as a pasta sauce or to enhance the flavor of one. It is also excellent as a sandwich spread.
- Toast the pine nuts in a small, dry skillet over medium heat until fragrant and golden brown, shaking the pan frequently, about 3 minutes.
- In a food processor, process the pine nuts and garlic together until minced. Add the basil, Parmesan, lemon juice, and salt and pepper and process until finely minced. With the machine running, slowly pour the oil in a steady stream through the feed tube and process until well blended.
GREEN BEAN PARSLEY PESTO GNOCCHI
Whizz up your own parsley, lemon and cashew nut pesto to coat gnocchi and green beans in this 13-minute supper, that's ideal for busy weeknights
Provided by Esther Clark
Categories Dinner, Supper
Time 13m
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Roughly chop the parsley leaves and whizz in a food processor with the garlic, nuts and oil to a smooth consistency. Transfer to a bowl and stir through the parmesan and lemon zest, season and set aside.
- Bring a large pan of lightly salted water to the boil. Add the gnocchi and beans, and boil for 2-3 mins or until the gnocchi floats to the top of the pan. Drain and toss the gnocchi and beans with the pesto, then divide between four bowls. Finish with a little extra shaved parmesan, if you like.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 578 calories, Fat 39 grams fat, SaturatedFat 7 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 41 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 5 grams sugar, Fiber 9 grams fiber, Protein 12 grams protein, Sodium 1.3 milligram of sodium
PESTO GREEN BEANS
I'm always looking for simple vegetable side dishes for my picky kids. They love this one, and it's quick and really simple. If I know I'm going to be pressed for time, I'll trim the ends of the green beans the night before. Use your favorite jarred pesto. Adapted from Southern Living Ultimate Quick and Easy.
Provided by WellsBells
Categories Vegetable
Time 20m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Arrange green beans in a steamer basket over boiling water. Cover and steam 6 minutes or until crisp-tender.
- Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-low heat.
- Stir in garlic, pesto and salt. Saute 2 minutes or until thoroughly heated.
- Toss butter mixture with beans in a bowl.
- Serve immediately.
CREAMY CHICKEN & GREEN BEAN PESTO PASTA
Grab some Italian pesto and greens from your storecupboard and rustle up this pot - penne or fusilli work well
Provided by Good Food team
Categories Dinner, Main course
Time 20m
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Cook pasta following pack instructions, adding green beans for the final 6 mins of cooking time. Drain and reserve a few tbsps of the cooking water.
- Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a large frying pan. Add spring onions and cook for 1-2 mins until soft, then set aside.
- Add the shredded chicken in the pan and heat through. Stir through pesto and cream. Pop pasta and beans in with the chicken mix and stir to coat, adding a little of the cooking water. Season and sprinkle with Parmesan.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 593 calories, Fat 28 grams fat, SaturatedFat 10 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 56 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 5 grams sugar, Fiber 3 grams fiber, Protein 29 grams protein, Sodium 0.7 milligram of sodium
WEEKDAY MEAL-PREP PESTO CHICKEN & VEGGIES RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: olive oil, boneless, skinless chicken thighs, salt, pepper, green beans, cherry tomato, basil pesto
Provided by Robin Broadfoot
Categories Lunch
Time 22m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- In a large pan, heat olive oil and add chicken thighs.
- Season with salt and pepper. When the chicken is completely cooked through, remove from pan.
- Slice into strips, and set aside.
- Add green beans and cook until crisp tender.
- Return the chicken strips to the pan, then add tomatoes and pesto. Stir until fully incorporated.
- Serve immediately or divide into 4 food storage containers and store in the refrigerator. Can be kept refrigerated for up to 4 days.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 350 calories, Carbohydrate 15 grams, Fat 24 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 22 grams, Sugar 7 grams
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