Pasta with Pesto, Green Beans and Crispy Potatoes A Dinner Against the Clock Recipe By Foodie’s Mark

Pasta with Pesto, Green Beans and Crispy Potatoes A Dinner Against the Clock Recipe By Foodie’s Mark

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  Pasta with pesto, green beans and potatoes is a classic dish from the Liguria region of Italy. This region comprises a narrow crescent of land that curves around the sea at the ‘top of the...

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Ingredients

  • 4 red potatoes, about 1 ½ -pounds total weight
  • 1-2 teaspoons kosher salt plus 2 tablespoons more for salting pasta-cooking water
  • Fresh ground black pepper
  • 2-3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 12 ounces dried linguine or trenette pasta
  • ½ pound haricot verts (slender, young green beans)
  • ½ pint (8 ounces) prepared basil pesto, stirred to incorporate the oil (you will have extra)
  • 2-3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese, plus extra for passing at table
  • ¼ cup chopped Italian flat-leafed parsley leaves

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