Pesto Penne with Green Beans and Potatoes

Name: Pesto Penne with Green Beans and Potatoes
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 340 grams green beans, rinsed; 4 servings Grated parmesan cheese; 340 grams dried penne pasta; 177 milliliters pesto (see notes); 340 grams russet potatoes; 4 servings Salt and pepper

Pesto Penne with Green Beans and Potatoes might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 24% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains roughly 27g of protein, 26g of fat, and a total of 707 calories. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. If you have beans, parmesan cheese, penne pasta, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

In a 5- to 6-quart pan over high heat, bring 3 quarts water to a boil.

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Meanwhile, peel potatoes; cut into 3/4-inch cubes. Trim and discard ends from beans; remove strings.

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Beans

Cut beans diagonally into 2- to 3-inch lengths.

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When water is boiling, add potatoes and pasta and cook, uncovered, stirring occasionally, for 8 minutes.

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Add beans and cook, stirring occasionally, until potatoes are tender when pierced and pasta and beans are barely tender to bite, 4 to 6 minutes longer.

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Drain, reserving 1 cup cooking liquid.

Return pasta mixture to pan and add pesto and 3/4 cup cooking liquid; mix gently. If desired, add more reserved cooking liquid to moisten. Gently stir in salt, pepper, and parmesan cheese to taste.

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