Herby pesto, bean & potato pasta recipe

Ingredients

  • 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

Method

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

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