Penne with Pesto and Vegetables Recipe - Vegetarian Italian Dish

Ingredients

• 4 oz (113 g) of green beans, trimmed and halved (1 cup)
• 12 oz (340 g) of penne or other short tubular pasta
• 12 oz (340 g) of small red potatoes (about 6), cut into 0.75 inch chunks
• 1/4 cup (1.5 oz or 43 g) of pine nuts
• 1 medium clove of garlic, peeled and crushed
• 1 1/4 tsp of salt
• 1 1/2 cups of fresh basil leaves
• a pinch of red pepper flakes
• 1/2 cup (4 oz or 113 g) of low-fat firm silken tofu
• 1 tbsp of extra-virgin olive oil
• pesto