Dinner Tonight: Pasta with Pesto, Potatoes and Green Beans

Dinner Tonight: Pasta with Pesto, Potatoes and Green Beans
Dinner Tonight: Pasta with Pesto, Potatoes and Green Beans is a vegetarian main course. One portion of this dish contains approximately 27g of protein, 40g of fat, and a total of 905 calories. This recipe serves 4. If you have waxy potatoes, basil, kosher salt and pepper, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the kosher salt you could follow this main course with the Low Fat Crumbs Cake (Kosher-Dairy) as a dessert.

Instructions

1
Toss basil, olive oil, pine nuts, and garlic in food processor. Pulse until paste is formed, paste scraping down sides with rubber spatula once or twice.
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2
Transfer to bowl and stir in cheese. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
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3
Bring 1 gallon water to a boil in large pot.
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4
Add two tablespoons of salt and potatoes. Cook potatoes until tender, 8-10 minutes.
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5
Remove with slotted spoon and set aside in large bowl.
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6
Add green beans to pot and cook until tender, about 3 minutes.
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7
Remove with slotted spoon and add to the bowl with potatoes.
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8
Cook pasta according to directions on box. Reserve 1/2 cup of cooking liquid, then drain.
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9
Transfer pasta to large bowl with potatoes and beans.
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10
Whisk half of cooking liquid into pesto, then pour into large bowl. Toss until well combined. If too dry, add remaining cooking liquid. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
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DifficultyMedium
Ready In30 m.
Servings4
Health Score63
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