Penne with Arugula and Walnut Pesto

Name: Penne with Arugula and Walnut Pesto
Prep time: 27 min
Cook time: 27 min
Total time: 27 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 340 grams arugula, stems removed; 151 grams fresh green beans, cut into thirds; 2 cloves cracked garlic; 118 milliliters extra-virgin olive oil, eyeball it; 118 milliliters grated Parmigiano-Reggiano; 454 grams penne rigate (with lines) pasta; 6 servings Salt and pepper; 118 milliliters walnut pieces or 2/3 cup walnut halves, toasted; 0 teaspoons ground or grated nutmeg

Penne with Arugulan and Walnut Pesto takes around 27 minutes from beginning to end. This recipe serves 6. This main course has 433 calories, 16g of protein, and 14g of fat per serving. Head to the store and pick up penne rigate, ground, cracked garlic, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

In a small saucepan over medium heat cook garlic in oil 5 minutes, then remove pan from stove top. Fill the food processor with arugula, loosely packed.

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Arugula

Garlic

Cooking Oil

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Food Processor

Stove

Sauce Pan

Frying Pan

Add walnuts and 1/2 of the warm oil and both cloves of garlic to the arugula in the processor.

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Arugula

Walnuts

Clove

Garlic

Cooking Oil

Add nutmeg, salt and pepper to the processor bowl, set lid in place and pulse grind the mixture into a thick paste.

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Salt And Pepper

Nutmeg

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Bowl

Add any remaining arugula to the processor and grind into the paste by pulsing the processor again.

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Arugula

Transfer arugula paste to a large pasta bowl. Stir in the remaining oil and the cheese. Taste pesto sauce and adjust seasonings.

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Pesto

Seasoning

Arugula

Cheese

Pasta

Cooking Oil

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Bowl

While cooking penne to package directions for al dente, watch the time. After about 6 minutes, add green beans to the pasta pot. The beans will cook along with pasta the last 2 or 3 minutes.

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Green Beans

Beans

Pasta

Penne

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Pot

Drain pasta and beans together in a colander then transfer hot pasta and beans to the pasta bowl with the pesto in the bottom. Toss pasta and beans with pesto for 2 to 3 minutes to combine and evenly coat the pasta and beans with the pesto sauce.

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Pesto

Beans

Pasta

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Colander