Three Vegetable Penne with Tarragon-Basil Pesto

Name: Three Vegetable Penne with Tarragon-Basil Pesto
Prep time: 22 min
Cook time: 22 min
Total time: 22 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 227 grams asparagus, trimmed of tough ends; 237 milliliters basil, 20 leaves; 1 Handful flat-leaf parsley; 1 clove garlic; 4 servings Coarsely ground black pepper; 113 grams haricots verts (thin green beans) trimmed of stem ends; 1 lemon, zested; 79 milliliters extra-virgin olive oil, eyeball it; 118 milliliters grated Parmigiano-Reggiano, plus more to pass at table; 454 grams penne rigate (with lines) pasta; 59 milliliters pine nuts; 4 servings Salt; 118 milliliters tarragon leaves from 10 to 12 stems; 1 small zucchini

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Three Vegetable Penne with Tarragon-Basil Pesto a try. This recipe covers 32% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 4 servings with 737 calories, 25g of protein, and 30g of fat each. Head to the store and pick up lemon zest, basil, tarragon leaves from 10 to 12 stems, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the pine nuts you could follow this main course with the Pear Cake with Pine Nuts as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 22 minutes.

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Heat a large pot of water to boil for pasta. Salt the water and add pasta to cook to al dente or, with a bite to it.

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Pasta

Water

Salt

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Pot

Cut asparagus spears into 2-inch pieces on an angle.

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Asparagus

Cut zucchini into matchstick shapes.

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Zucchini

Cut haricots verts or green beans into 2-inch pieces on an angle.

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Green Beans

Add vegetables to pasta after penne has been cooking about 5 minutes. Cook veggies and pasta together 2 minutes. While pasta cooks, toast pine nuts in a small pan until golden, then cool.

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Vegetable

Pine Nuts

Pasta

Penne

Toast

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Place nuts, basil, tarragon, parsley, lemon zest, garlic, cheese and a little salt and pepper in a food processor. Turn the processor on and stream in the extra-virgin olive oil until thick sauce forms. Scrape pesto into large, shallow serving dish.

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Extra Virgin Olive Oil