Pistou Pasta with Green Beans and Potatoes
Short pasta cooked with potatoes and green beans, tossed with a fresh basil, garlic and olive oil pistou.
- Cuisine
- Provençal · Nice
- Time
- 20 min total (15 min hands-on)
- Serves
- 4
- Kids
- Kid-friendly
Ingredients
For 4 servings.
- 12 oz short pasta
- 2 potatoes, cut into small cubes
- 8 oz green beans, cut into short lengths
- 2 cups basil leaves
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 1 lemon
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1/4 cup grated parmesan (optional topping)
Method
- Boil the potatoes in well-salted water for 4 minutes, then add the pasta and cook for its time, adding the green beans for the last 4 minutes. Save half a cup of the water.
- Meanwhile pound or blend the basil, garlic, oil, a squeeze of lemon and the salt into a loose pistou.
- Drain, toss with the pistou, the tomatoes and a splash of the cooking water.
- Serve with parmesan on the side.
Diets and allergens
Fits: Vegetarian
Without the optional toppings, also: Vegan
Free from: Egg, Peanuts and tree nuts, Fish, Shellfish (crustaceans and molluscs), Soy, Sesame
Contains: Gluten, Milk, Wheat
Based on ingredients; check labels. Packaged foods such as broth, bread and spice mixes vary by brand.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 620 kcal
- Protein
- 17.7 g
- Carbohydrates
- 91.1 g
- Fat
- 21.5 g
- Fiber
- 6.9 g
- Sodium
- 590 mg
Nutrition is estimated from USDA FoodData Central and may differ from what you cook. Not medical advice.
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