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🍝 Potato and Bean Pasta with Fresh Basil Pesto
550 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- Salt Pinch
- Potatoes, mostly waxy 250 g
- Green beans 500 g
- Penne Rigate 500 g
- Parmesan 100 g
- Basil, fresh 200 g
- Garlic cloves 1 pc.
- Pine nuts 2 tbsp
- Olive oil 100 ml
- Pepper, black ground Pinch
Instructions
- 1. Fill a large pot with about 5 liters of water and add salt. Bring the water to a boil.
- 2. Fill a second pot with approx. 2 liters of water and add salt. Heat the water.
- 3. Wash the potatoes thoroughly under running water.
- 4. Peel the potatoes.
- 5. Cut the potatoes into approx. 0.5 cm cubes.
- 6. Rinse the beans under cold water.
- 7. Trim the ends of the beans thinly.
- 8. Add the pasta and the potato cubes to the pot with the 5-liter water.
- 9. Cook the pasta and potatoes for approx. 10 minutes until al dente (firm to the bite).
- 10. Add the beans to the pot with the 2-liter water.
- 11. Cook the beans for approx. 10 minutes.
- 12. Drain the beans.
- 13. Rinse the beans briefly with cold water to stop the cooking process.
- 14. Grate the Parmesan finely.
- 15. Wash the basil under running water.
- 16. Dry the basil thoroughly.
- 17. Remove the tough stems from the basil.
- 18. Peel the garlic.
- 19. Finely chop the garlic.
- 20. Place the Parmesan, basil, garlic, pine nuts, and olive oil in a tall container.
- 21. Blend the ingredients into a fine paste.
- 22. Season the pesto with salt and pepper.
- 23. Take about 1 cup of the cooking water from the pot with the pasta.
- 24. Pour the pasta and potatoes into a colander.
- 25. Return the potatoes, pasta, and beans to the large pot.
- 26. Mix everything thoroughly with the basil pesto.
- 27. Add some of the reserved cooking water if the pasta seems too dry.
- 28. Season the pasta with salt and pepper to taste.
- 29. Serve the pasta on plates.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 550
- Protein: 20 g · Fett/Fat: 25 g · Carbs: 65 g