Name: Herby pesto, bean & potato pasta
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 500g bag new potatoes halved; 400g pasta shapes; 225g green beans trimmed and sliced; 2 tbsp crème fraîche; large bunch mixed herbs (use whatever you have, such as basil, chives, dill, mint, parsley, or rocket - about 25g in total); 3-4 tbsp olive oil; 1 garlic clove crushed; zest 1 lemon plus a squeeze of juice; 50g parmesan (or vegetarian alternative), grated, plus extra shaved, to serve

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Herby pesto, bean & potato pasta

Herby pesto, bean & potato pasta

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Serves 6

Easy

Prep: 5 mins

Cook: 20 mins

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Ingredients

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500g bag new potatoes

halved
400g pasta

shapes
225g green beans

trimmed and sliced
2 tbsp crème fraîche

For the pesto

large bunch mixed herbs

(use whatever you have, such as basil, chives, dill, mint, parsley, or rocket - about 25g in total)
3-4 tbsp olive oil
1 garlic clove

crushed
zest 1 lemon

plus a squeeze of juice
50g parmesan

(or vegetarian alternative), grated, plus extra shaved, to serve

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal405
fat12g
saturates4g
carbs66g
sugars4g
fibre4g
protein14g
salt0.21g

low

Method

step 1

Bring a pan of salted water to the boil and cook the potatoes for 5 mins. Add the pasta and cook following pack instructions. Add the green beans 3 mins before the end.
step 2

Meanwhile, in a mini chopper or small food processor, blitz the pesto ingredients until roughly chopped.
step 3

When the pasta is cooked, drain and tip back into the pan. Toss through the pesto and crème fraîche and divide into bowls. Serve with shaved Parmesan on top.

RECIPE TIPS

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For an even speedier version of this dish, use a jar of pesto. Try a classic basil one or a rocket-based version.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, June 2011

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