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The fastest elegant pasta — al dente trofie or spaghetti tossed with vibrant Genovese basil pesto, green beans, and potatoes. This is how they eat it in Liguria, and it's perfection.
Total Time
30 min
Servings
4
Cuisine
Italian
Rating
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Prep Time
15 min
Cook Time
15 min
Total Time
30 min
Ingredients
- 400g trofie or spaghetti
- 200g green beans, trimmed
- 2 medium potatoes, diced
- For pesto: 60g fresh basil, 3 tbsp pine nuts, 2 garlic cloves, 60g Parmesan, 100ml olive oil, salt
Instructions
- 1
Make pesto: blend basil, pine nuts, garlic, and Parmesan. With blender running, drizzle in olive oil. Season.
- 2
Boil pasta in salted water. Add potatoes after 5 minutes. Add green beans in the last 3 minutes.
- 3
Reserve 200ml pasta water before draining.
- 4
Toss hot pasta, potatoes, and beans with pesto, adding pasta water to loosen.
- 5
Serve immediately with extra Parmesan.
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