Pesto Pasta with Green Beans and Potatoes

Name: Pesto Pasta with Green Beans and Potatoes
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 lb fusilli or trofie; 8 oz Yukon Gold potato, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch dice; 8 oz green beans, trimmed and cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces; 3/4 cup basil pesto; 1/2 cup Parmesan, finely grated, plus more for serving; 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; salt, for the pasta water and to taste

A Ligurian-style one-pot pasta where potatoes, green beans and pasta cook together, then get tossed with basil pesto and Parmesan into a creamy sauce.

Prep: 10 min
Cook: 20 min
Total: 30 min
Difficulty: Easy
Cuisine: Italian
Serves: 4

Contains: Milk, Tree nuts, Wheat, Gluten

Diet: Egg-free

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Ingredients

4 servings

Serves 4

1 lb fusilli or trofie
8 oz Yukon Gold potato, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch dice
8 oz green beans, trimmed and cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces
3/4 cup basil pesto
1/2 cup Parmesan, finely grated, plus more for serving
1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
salt, for the pasta water and to taste

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Steps

Bring 5 quarts of water to a boil in a large pot and add 2 tablespoons of salt. Add the potatoes and boil for 4 minutes.
Add the pasta, stir well and cook until it is 5 minutes short of the package cooking time.
Add the green beans and keep boiling until the pasta is al dente and the beans are tender but still bright green.
Scoop out 1 1/2 cups of the cooking water, then drain the pasta and vegetables.
Return everything to the empty pot off the heat. Add the pesto, Parmesan, olive oil and 1/2 cup of the reserved water and toss hard until the sauce turns creamy and clings to the pasta; a few potato pieces will break down and help thicken it. Add more water a splash at a time if it looks dry. Keep the pot off the burner so the pesto stays bright.
Taste for salt and serve right away with more Parmesan.

Ingredients

Estimated nutrition per serving

Calories: 760
Protein: 25 g
Fat: 27 g
Carbohydrates: 105 g
Fiber: 7 g
Sodium: 520 mg

Estimated from the ingredient amounts using USDA FoodData Central. Not included: optional ingredients, anything without an amount (to taste, for serving) and salt for cooking water.

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