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
SPAGHETTI WITH PESTO, GREEN BEANS, AND POTATOES, GENOESE STYLE
This is the best variation of spaghetti pesto I know of, do not be put off by the use of potatoes and green beans in the pasta sauce, not only is it traditional to Italian cooking, it is beautiful to look at, and a really tasty treat, anytime of the year fresh basil can be had, it is probably better in the summer, because the flavor profile is exactly that, but do not hesitate from buying green beans for this pasta garnish, in the cooler months of the year, as long as they can stand up and are unblemished to look at.
Provided by Tuck Burnette
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 1h
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Prepare the pesto sauce on the site, but instead of using 4 tablespoons water, use 5. Set aside at room temperature.
- Wash green beans well, snap off both ends, and tear into pieces no longer than 1 inch. Set aside.
- Cut the potatoes into 1/2 inch dice, neither vegetable can be any larger than it takes for the pasta to cook, unless you are planning on dropping them into the pasta water beforehand and watching for the time for the pasta to be cooked. In either case, the potatoes should not be large, and the green beans don't need to be in big pieces either. In Italy, they sometimes cook the potatoes to the degree where the edges begin to fall apart when the pasta and sauce are tossed together. This method, where everything is added to one pot, and cooked for about 9 minutes, the potatoes get cooked through, and the green beans offer a slight resistance to the tooth, but by no means a crisp-tender, that you might get from a plate of steamed French beans, that is not the flavor profile one should be after in this procedure, in fact I think it would be wise to cook the beans even a little longer, and have then really soft, like almost to the consistency of a tinned vegetable, but for now I have neither the time nor inclination, to venture into such a prospect, so I will forgo, all of the falsehood of the never ending disscussion of how to properly cook vegetables, for which proper dish, and drop everything in at the same time, next time.
- Have the pasta water well salted, because it is extra important for the veg to get a flavor transfer. It is hard for me to judge exactly how much salt to use, but for me, in my big spaghetti pot, I probably used three tablespoons of kosher salt?.
- Drop in the beans, potatoes, and spaghetti. Toss the spaghetti around for two or three minutes, until well broken up. Cook till al dent, always drain sturdy pasta a minute before you think it is done, it does a lot of residual cooking in the draining and tossing, and for that matter, sitting, if there is any, which there always is.
- Retrieve a small amount of cooking water and drain the pasta and beans and potatoes, there will be no need to use more than a couple of tablespoons.
- Put the pasta into a large, warmed serving bowl and toss with the pesto. Adding a little water if nessecary. Grate on cheese, or transfer to plates, and serve with cheese alongside. Accompany each with a fresh basil sprig if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 401.9, Fat 1.5, SaturatedFat 0.3, Sodium 10.2, Carbohydrate 82.2, Fiber 4.8, Sugar 3.6, Protein 13.9
PASTA WITH PESTO, POTATOES, AND GREEN BEANS
Steps:
- Peel and cut the potatoes into 1-inch cubes; place in a large pot of water and bring to a boil.
- Add 1 tablespoon salt and the cavatappi; return to a boil and cook for 2 minutes.
- Add the green beans. Return to a boil; cook until the vegetables are tender and the pasta is al dente according to package instructions.
- Drain; toss with the pesto and season with salt and pepper. Serve warm or at room temperature.
PASTA WITH PESTO, POTATOES, AND GREEN BEANS
Green beans and potatoes bulk up this pesto pasta dish.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Pasta and Grains
Time 40m
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Place potatoes in a large pot of water; bring to a boil.
- Add salt and cavatappi or other short tubular pasta; return to a boil; cook 2 minutes.
- Add green beans. Return to a boil; cook until vegetables are tender and pasta is al dente, about 6 minutes.
- Drain; toss with pesto; season with salt and pepper. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 421 g, Fat 16 g, Protein 12 g
SPAGHETTI GENOVESE
This vegetarian pasta dish is the perfect solution when you want something quick and tasty - and everything's cooked in one pan
Provided by Good Food team
Categories Lunch, Pasta, Supper, Vegetable
Time 25m
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Pour a kettle of boiling water into a very large pan until half full. Return to the boil, then add the potatoes and spaghetti, and a little salt. Cook for 10 minutes until the potatoes and pasta are almost tender. Tip in the green beans and cook for 5 minutes more.
- Drain well, reserving 4 tbsp of the cooking liquid. Return the potatoes, pasta and beans to the pan, then stir in the fresh pesto and reserved cooking liquid. Season to taste, divide between four serving plates and drizzle with a little olive oil.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 330 calories, Fat 23 grams fat, SaturatedFat 9 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 8 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 7 grams sugar, Protein 23 grams protein, Sodium 0.5 milligram of sodium
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