Fava Beans with Pesto and Cavatappi

Name: Fava Beans with Pesto and Cavatappi
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 454 grams uncooked cavatappi pasta; 3 Tbsps extravirgin olive oil; 710 milliliters pounds unshelled fava beans (about shelled); 28 grams cup fresh basil leaves (about; 59 milliliters chopped fresh mint; 1 garlic clove, minced; 118 milliliters grape tomatoes, halved; 2 Tbsps fresh lemon juice; 57 grams 1/2 cup grated fresh Parmesan cheese; 1 teaspoon salt

Fava Beans with Pesto and Cavatappi might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 8. One serving contains 360 calories, 15g of protein, and 8g of fat. This recipe covers 14% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have pepper, garlic clove, grape tomatoes, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the extravirgin olive oil you could follow this main course with the Meyer Lemon Polenta Cake with Winter Fruit Compote as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Remove beans from pods; discard pods. Cook beans in boiling water 1 minute.

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Water

Drain and rinse with cold water; drain.

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Water

Remove outer skins from beans; discard skins.

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Beans

Combine basil and next 5 ingredients (through garlic) in a food processor; process until smooth. With processor on, slowly pour oil through food chute, and process until well blended.

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Garlic