Pesto with green beans and pasta recipe



Pesto with green beans and pasta recipe from francesb

kids can help can make in advance ok to freeze vegetarian
Category Pasta recipes
Serves4
Prep time5 mins
Cook time20 mins

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Ingredients

75g green beans (trimmed)
75g new potatoes (scrubbed and sliced)
300g linguine or spaghetti
50g fresh basil leaves
50g pine nuts
2 garlic cloves (peeled)
100ml olive oil
75g Parmesan
Salt and freshly ground pepper

Method

1. Cook the green beans, potatoes and pasta together in pan of boiling salted water for 10 minutes until just tender.
2. While the vegetables and pasta are cooking, place the basil, pine nuts, garlic and olive oil in a food processor or blender to a smooth paste .Add the Parmesan, whizz briefly to mix and season with salt and pepper.
3. Drain the vegetables and pasta, toss with pesto and serve.

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From: francesb on Tue 27-Mar-12 10:52:37 Overall rating: 0.0